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Chapter 22 The Internet and Matching in Labor Markets The past 5 years have seen an explosion in the number of firms who use the Internet to recruit workers and in the number of workers who use the Internet to look for jobs. In what ways has the Internet been used by workers and firms looking for new matches? Among which kinds of workers and firms are these new methods most predominant? Do Internet methods help individual workers find better jobs faster? Is the Internet likely to have aggregate implications for matching efficiency in labor markets? These are the main questions addressed in this chapter. |