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Why Don’t Jobseekers Search More? Barriers and Returns to Search on a Job Matching Platform 2016-2022

Pakistan, 2016 - 2022
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PAK_2016-2022_BRSJMP_v01_M
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Kate Vyborny, Robert Garlick, Nivedhitha Subramanian, Erica Field
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Jul 13, 2026
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Data file: individual_level_analysis

Cases: 207391
Variables: 128

Variables

memid
Person ID
ebid_hh
EB ID
mem_gender__hh
Enumerator: enter 's gender.
mem_age__hh
How old is ?
mem_ed__hh
What is 's education level?
mem_ednow__hh
Is currently studying?
child_age_hh
What is the age of $[mem_name} 's youngest child?
initial_interest_hh
Initial interest in HH survey
currentwork_hh
Currently working
complete_cv
complete cv at signup
exp_total_yrs_js
years of experience
education_level_js
education level at signup
age
age at signup
female_js
whether subscriber is female
anyexp_js
any experience
employed_bl
employed
job_steps_cons_1
Applied to prospective employer
job_steps_cons_2
Checked at work sites, factories, markets, etc.
job_steps_cons_3
Sought assistance from friends, relatives, others
job_steps_cons_4
Placed or answered advertisements
job_steps_cons_5
Registered with an employment agency
job_steps_cons_6
Other steps
job_steps_cons_7
No specific step taken
anystep_js
any search step taken
highed
subscribers with 12 years of edu
current_edu_enroll_bl
currently studying
ed_yr_js_bl_js
education in years
job_title_choice_any_js
interest in any occupation
number_areas_interest_js
number of areas w/ occupational interests
broadinterest_js
selected many occupational categories
jt_ja
subscriber type
exp_total_yrs_up_js
total years of experience post baseline
education_level_up_js
education level post baseline
job_title_choice_any_up
interest shown in any occupation post baseline
number_areas_interest_up
number of occupations in which interest is shown post baseline
dec_change_pref
whether number of occupations in which interest was shown was decreased
type_change_pref_dum
type of change in occupations shown
num_edits_pref
number of edits shown in occupation
job_id
Job ID
relevant_ed
relevant match based on educational specialization
crossover_SE
Crossover treatment
outgoing
SMS + outgoing call
date_batch
matching round start date
hypo_match
type of match (real vs hypothetical)
hy_when
categorization of match
relevant_match_exp
relevant match on basis sector exp
monthly_fare_up
montly rickshaw fare to and from firm location
outgoing_orig
Phone call treatment
planinterview
Jobseeker applied for a vacancy
adlist_date
Formatted to clock
firm_edu_required_ad
What is the minimum education level required?
emp_hrs_alt1_ad
employee_hours_alternative==Not at all
emp_hrs_alt2_ad
employee_hours_alternative==Once after every few months
emp_hrs_alt3_ad
employee_hours_alternative==Once a month
emp_hrs_alt4_ad
employee_hours_alternative==Multiple times a month
emp_hrs_alt5_ad
employee_hours_alternative==Once a week
emp_hrs_alt6_ad
employee_hours_alternative==Multiple times a week
ln_salary_min_ad
Log of lowest salary range value
workdays_job_1_ad
Job Workdays - Monday
workdays_job_2_ad
Job Workdays - Tuesday
workdays_job_3_ad
Job Workdays - Wednesday
workdays_job_4_ad
Job Workdays - Thursday
workdays_job_5_ad
Job Workdays - Friday (Full Day)
workdays_job_6_ad
Job Workdays - Friday (Half Day)
workdays_job_7_ad
Job Workdays - Saturday (Full Day)
workdays_job_8_ad
Job Workdays - Saturday (Half Day)
workdays_job_9_ad
Job Workdays - Alternate Saturdays (Full Day)
workdays_job_10_ad
Job Workdays - Alternate Saturdays (Half Day)
workdays_job_11_ad
Job Workdays - One Saturday of the month (Full Day)
workdays_job_12_ad
Job Workdays - One Saturday of the month (Half Day)
workdays_job_13_ad
Job Workdays - Sunday (Full Day)
workdays_job_14_ad
Job Workdays - Sunday (Half Day)
workdays_job_15_ad
Job Workdays - Alternate Sundays (Full Day)
workdays_job_16_ad
Job Workdays - Alternate Sundays (Half Day)
workdays_job_17_ad
Job Workdays - One Sunday of the month (Full Day)
workdays_job_18_ad
Job Workdays - One Sunday of the month (Half Day)
workdays_job_6666_ad
Job Workdays - Refer to headquarters
workdays_job_7777_ad
Job Workdays - Don't want to say
workdays_job_8888_ad
Job Workdays - Don't know
workdays_job_9999_ad
Job Workdays - Left the survey
workdays_job_1111_ad
Job Workdays - The respondent does not understand
married_bl
Married female at baseline
child_bl
Married Female w/ Children at baseline
child_under5_bl
Married Female w/ Children under 5 years of age at baseline
blinactive_jtonly_rec
Inactive at baseline - JT sample only
baseline_matches_se
Baseline matches data not part of the analysis sample
over_qual_exp_bl_dum
Over qualified match relative to firm's minimum experience requirement
over_qual_exp_bl_dum_p
Over-qual relative to firm's pref exp req (binary)
over_qual_edu_bl_dum
Over qualified match relative to firm's minimum educational requirement
over_qual_edu_bl_dum_p
Over-qual rel to firm's pref educ req (binary)
years_exp_updates
Years of experience variable was updated by jobseeker
complete_cv_afterbl
whether cv was complete post baseline
round
Matching round
tinteract
Stratification block
pcappliedperson
Percent of vacancies matched to which this jobseeker applied
highsalary_se
2 quantiles of minimum salary
highsalary_ind_se
High salary relative to this respondent's other matches
highexpectations_se
Expected salary > 90th percentile of matches received
high_expreq_se
Job requires experience
female_ad
Open to hiring women
newspaper_max_uncond
Maxmimum value of Newspaper used to recruit this successful hire
webplatform_max_uncond
Maxmimum value of Web job platform used to recruit this successful hire
outsourcing_max_uncond
Maximum value of Recruitment firm used to recruit this successful hire
everapplied
Ever applied to any vacancy
everinvited
Ever interviewed to interview for any vacancy
everinvited_bound
Ever invited for interview - bound variable
pcinterviewperson
Percent of vacancies matched to which this jobseeker was invited for interview
order_cap
Order in which vacancies are listed on the call
shortdistance
2 quantiles of distance
shorthours
2 quantiles of work hours in a month
expectations_reversed
Posted vacancy salary > Jobseeker's stated expected salary
emp1
Firm allows employees to work flexible hours
index_all_vars_v
Index: proxies of value of vacancy to jobseeker
vind
Index: proxies of value of vacancy to jobseeker
hhid
household id
job_interest_choice1
interest in occupations
job_interest_choice2
interest in occupations
job_interest_choice1_update
interest shown in occupation post baseline
job_interest_choice2_update
interest shown in occupation post baseline
hh_income_hh
If you are willing, please choose the range that describes the monthly income of
submissiondate_date_hh
Submission date of HH survey
mem_childage__hh
Child age
mem_marital__hh
Marital status
ever_married_hh
Ever married
children_less5_hh
Has children under 5
children_hh
Has children
V_merge
Matching result from merge
V_mergejt
Matching result from merge
Total: 128
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