7th LISER and IDSC of IZA Workshop: Matching Workers and Jobs Online - New Developments and Opportunities for Social Science and Practice
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Program
+++ presentation: 20 minutes +++ floor discussion: 10 minutes +++
Thursday, September 26
09:00 - 09:30
Registration
09:30 - 09:40
Welcome
Christina Gathmann (LISER and IZA), Peter J. Kuhn (UC Santa Barbara and IZA)
09:40 - 09:50
Opening Remarks
Aline Muller (LISER, CEO)
09:50 - 10:00
FNR Remarks - Asaël Rouby
10:00 - 11:00
Keynote I
Amanda Agan (Cornell University and IZA)
"Automating Automaticity: How the Context of Human Choice Affects the Extent of Algorithmic Bias"
11:00 - 11:30
Coffee Break
Session 1: Algorithms and AI in the Matching Process
11:30 - 12:00
Joseph Vecci (University of Gothenburg and IZA), Mallory Avery (Monash University), Edwin Ip (University of Exeter), Andreas Leibbrandt (Monash University)
"Who is Deterred by Automated Screening Tools?"
12:00 - 12:30
Sabrina Mühlbauer (IAB, Nuremberg), Enzo Weber (IAB, Nuremberg and IZA)
"Predicting Job Match Quality: A Machine Learning Approach"
12:30 - 13:00
Christophe Gaillac (University of Oxford), Guillaume Bied (LISN), Morgane Hoffmann (CREST), Philippe Caillou (LISN), Bruno Crépon (CREST and IZA), Solal Nathan (LISN), Michèle Sebag (LISN)
"AI Processing of Gender Differences in Job Search: Understanding Fairness in Recommendations"
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch Break / Poster Session
14:00 - 15:00
Keynote II
Thomas Le Barbanchon (Bocconi University and IZA)
"How Can AI Improve Search and Matching? Evidence from 59 Millions Personalized Job Recommendations"
Session 2: Networks, Social Media, and Mindfulness
15:00 - 15:30
Mirjam Bächli (University of Lausanne), Rafael Lalive (University of Lausanne and IZA), Michele Pellizzari (University of Geneva and IZA)
"How to Support Job Seekers? Evidence from Skill-Based Online Advice and Cognitive and Mindfulness Training"
15:30
- 16:00
Coffee Break
16:00 - 16:30
Sanchari Roy (King's College London), Farzana Afridi (Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi), Amrita Dhillon (King's College London), Nikita Sangwan (Queen's University Belfast)
"Social Networks, Gender Norms and Labor Supply: Experimental Evidence Using a Job Search Platform"
16:30 - 17:00
Yuval Ofek-Shanny (FAU, Erlangen Nuremberg), Edmund Baker (FAU, Erlangen Nuremberg), Veronika Grimm (University of Technology Nuremberg)
"To Be or Not to Be on Social Media: How Social Media Content Impacts Recruitment"
17:00
Conference Cocktail
Friday, September 27
Session 3: Helping Workers Find Jobs
09:00 - 09:30
Elisabeth Leduc (Erasmus University Rotterdam and IZA), Ilan Tojerow (ULB and IZA)
"Training Jobseekers to Address Labor Shortages: An Experimental Study on Information Barriers"
09:30 - 10:00
Eduard Storm (RWI), Niklas Benner (RWI), Roman Klauser (RWI)
"Digital Technologies and Their Impact on Demand for Labor and Skills"
10:00 - 10:30
Emilie Rademakers (Utrecht University), Maarten Goos (Utrecht University)
"Who Benefits from Remote Job Search Assistance?"
10:30
- 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:30
Monica Lambon-Quayefio (University of Ghana), Kofi Takyi Asante (Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research), James Dzansi (International Growth Centre), Henry Telli (International Growth Centre)
"Can Online Job Adverts Help SMEs Find the Right Workers? Evidence from Ghana"
11:30 - 12:30
Roundtable with Local Stakeholders
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch Break
13:30 - 14:30
Keynote III
Barbara Petrongolo (University of Oxford and IZA), Ihsaan Bassier (London School of Economics), Alan Manning (London School of Economics), Barbara Petrongolo (University of Oxford)
"Vacancy Duration and Wages"
Session 4: Crafting Job Ads: Ad Content and Applicant Behavior
14:30 - 15:00
Veronica Escudero (ILO), Hannah Liepmann (ILO and IZA), Damian Vergara (University of Michigan and IZA)
"Directed Search, Wages, and Non-wage Amenities: Evidence from an Online Job Board"
15:00
- 15:30
Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:00
Daniel Kopp (ETH Zurich and IZA), Michael Siegenthaler (ETH Zurich and IZA), Andreas Beerli (ETH Zurich and IZA), Andreas Gulyas (University of Mannheim and IZA), Stefano Fiorin (Bocconi University), Mahsa Khoshnama (Princeton University)
"The Role of Job Benefits in Job Search Evidence from a Large-Scale Online Field Experiment"
16:00 - 16:30
Maria Balgova (Bank of England and IZA), Marc J. Witte (VU Amsterdam and IZA), Lukas Hensel (Beijing University), Tsegay Tekleselassie (Northeastern University)
"Wage Information and Applicant Selection"
16:30 - 17:15
Closing Remarks
Christina Gathmann (LISER and IZA), Nikos Askitas (IZA)
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