not sure i understand the application entirely, but this sounds like
you're in a similar situation as to the last abstract (on the S.C.) I
emailed about. i.e.,, you have have a clear result that is slightly off
point from the main article. so i'd then rearrange this abstract and the
title to be about your contribution, which is what is news (as in NEWs).
Gary
On Mon, 30 Apr 2007, Eunmi Mun wrote:
Hi all,
Here are our title and abstract. We welcome your comments and feedback.
Thanks,
Eunmi & Jiwook
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Jiwook Jung & Eunmi Mun
Title:
Why Do Social Contacts Matter in the Labor Market?
An Employer-side Explanation
Abstract:
Why do job applicants rich in social capital perform better in the labor
market? While Fernandez and his colleagues find that applicants with
employee referrals have a better chance of getting the job, there remains a
concern that the network effect they find is not a causal one; employees may
refer others capable of getting the job even without a referral. Using the
same data, this paper reexamines the effect of referrals using the
counterfactual causality framework. After matching referrals with
non-referrals using a propensity score matching, the analyses still show a
positive effect of referrals on the probability of getting both job
interviews and job offers. In addition, the analyses demonstrate that the
effect of referrals is contingent on the number of job openings. This
finding implies that employers utilize employee referrals as a recruiting
tool, partially explaining the better performance of applicants with
referrals in the job market. We conclude that more studies should be done
about when and how employers may benefit from hiring by referrals.
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Eunmi Mun
Ph.D. Candidate
Harvard University Sociology Dept.
William James Hall 574
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone (office): 617-496-3695