Screening and Matching with Psychometric Assessments: Randomized Experiments 2011-2013

Jordan, 2011 - 2013

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JOR_2011-2013_SMPAIE_v01_M

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Matthew Groh, David McKenzie, Nour Shammout, Tara Vishwanath

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Dec 22, 2014

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Why Hire (e4)

Data file: A1_Firm_2011

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 2001

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 332

End: 332

Width: 1

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

If you weren’t looking to hire a new employee, why did you hire this employee at this time (please choose most important reason)?
1. She was an extraordinary candidate who we couldn’t pass up
2. She was recommended to me by friends or family
3. At a subsidized wage, the business could benefit from an extra employee
4. At a subsidized wage, the business could train and test out this new employee free of risk
5. Charity

Categories

Value	Category
1	Extraordinary Candidate
2	Recommended by Friends and Family
3	Extra Employee at Low Cost
4	Train and Test Risk Free
5	Charity
6	Other
Sysmiss

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Interviewer instructions

Voucher effects *** please note this is only for firms who hired women who participated in the voucher program

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