Social distancing helps to prevent the spread of COVlD-19 and other infectious diseases. However, the impact of social distancing on key social behaviors during crises, such as trust, is unclear. We use a priming experiment to investigate whether social distancing impedes or promotes trust. Our...

Staff at employment agencies serve as matchmakers between labor supply and demand. When agents don't have a well suited job seeker to match to a vacancy, they can refer a suboptimal job seeker, blocking the opportunity to more suitable candidates, or let the vacancy go unfilled. Both options can...

Trust is a key factor for the well-functioning of labor markets. We experimentally study the behavior of staff at competing employment agencies who serve as matchmakers between labor supply and demand. Employment agents can collaborate by sharing vacancies and job seekers at the risk of the...

Trust is a key factor for the well-functioning of labor markets. We experimentally study the behavior of staff at competing employment agencies who serve as matchmakers between labor supply and demand. Employment agents can collaborate by sharing vacancies and job seekers at the risk of the...

In recent years, many social scientists have claimed that trust plays an important role in economic and social transactions. Despite its proposed importance, the measurement and the definition of trust seem to be not fully settled, and the identification of the exact role of trust in economic...

In recent years, many social scientists have claimed that trust plays an important role in economic and social transactions. Despite its proposed importance, the measurement and the definition of trust seem to be not fully settled, and the identification of the exact role of trust in economic...