A Procedure for Testing the Signalling Hypothesis

This paper develops a procedure for testing the signaling hypothesis as advanced by Spence, et. al. The approach used is to examine directly the question of whether employers use education for purely informational purposes in their hiring decisions. An application of the method to a recruitment by the Swedish auto manufacturer Volvo is presented.

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Year of publication:	1980
Authors:	Albrecht, James W.
Publisher:	Stockholm : The Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IUI)
Subject:	Employers \| Education \| Recruitment \| Manufacturing

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Series:	IUI Working Paper ; 29
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	hdl:10419/95181 [Handle] RePEc:hhs:iuiwop:0029 [RePEc]
Classification:	E24 - Employment; Unemployment; Wages ; I20 - Education. General ; L60 - Industry Studies: Manufacturing. General
Source:	EconStor

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