The job finding rate declines with the duration of unemployment, but the relative importance of workers' search behavior and employers' recruitment behavior remains unclear. We use monthly search diaries from Swiss public employment offices to shed new light on this issue. Search diaries record...

The purpose of this paper is to revitalize the study and measurement of social desirability bias in the field so researchers can remedy the methodological ills it was originally meant to address. To improve scholars' ability to mitigate these concerns, we conduct research that enables us to (1)...