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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: job_level_analysis_se

Cases: 1510
Variables: 137

Variables

job_id
Job ID
firm_jobtitle_new
What is the job position/job title of the vacancy?
planinterview
Jobseeker applied for a vacancy
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
adlist_date
Formatted to clock
job_code_ad
Code of the Job
firm_edu_required_ad
What is the minimum education level required?
job_gender_ad
Do you have any gender requirements for this job?
firm_id
Unique firm ID of the firm
exp_req_ad
Total preferred experience required (years)
firm_yr_exp_ad
Minimum years of experience required?
exp_req_sector_ad
Preferred experience required in same sector (years)
employment_duration_ad
Employment type
employee_hours_alternative_ad
How often do you allow employees to work flexible work hours when they need to?
salary_min_cons_ad
lowest salary range value
salary_max_cons_ad
highed salary range value
employee_hours_alternative1_ad
employee_hours_alternative==Not at all
employee_hours_alternative2_ad
employee_hours_alternative==Once after every few months
employee_hours_alternative3_ad
employee_hours_alternative==Once a month
employee_hours_alternative4_ad
employee_hours_alternative==Multiple times a month
employee_hours_alternative5_ad
employee_hours_alternative==Once a week
employee_hours_alternative6_ad
employee_hours_alternative==Multiple times a week
deg_specify_lab_ad
Cleaned Integer preferred levels of Education -- Adlisting
ed_yr_ad_min_ad
Minimum Years of Education-Adlisting
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
tot_hrs_wk_ad
Total hours per week (Full + Half)
total_benefits_ad
Total number of benefits provided for the job
any_benefits_offerred_ad
If any benefit is offered by the respondent for the job
industry_classification_fs
ENUMERATOR: Based only on your observation from outside the firm, which industry
employee_size_fs
How many employees work at this location? Please include yourself or anyone who
pick_and_drop_fs
Does your organization have a transport or pick-and-drop service?
location_type
ENUMERATOR: Is this firm located in a residential, commercial or an industrial a
number_positions
The number of people the firm wishes to hire against a particular vacancy it lis
job_vacancies_fs
The TOTAL number of job vacancies opened up this year at the firm (Consolidated
fsbl_rv_ed_yr_fs_cons
Mean Years Of Education: Recent Vacancy
fsbl_rv_harm_newspaper_cons
Recent Vacancy: Max of firm used NEWSPAPER to advertise for the vacancy
fsbl_rv_harm_web_platform_cons
Recent Vacancy: Max of firm used JOB-WEB PLATFORMS to advertise for the vacancy
fsbl_rv_harm_outsouricng_cons
Recent Vacancy: Max of firm used THIRD PARTY OUTSOURCING to advertise for the va
fsbl_rv_harm_cv_drop_cons
Recent Vacancy: Max of f CV drop offs and walk-in interviews as an advertisement
fsbl_rv_harm_referrals_cons
Recent Vacancy: Max of firm used REFERRALS to advertise for the vacancy.
fsbl_rv_app_int_ratio_cons
Recent vacancy: Ratio for interviews to applivations
women_incl_fs
Gender Inclusivity at Firms
total_apps_offplat_old
Total off-platform applications for a job
total_int_offplat
Total off-platform applications for a job
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
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
fsbl_rv_jobs_check_cons_w
ecent vacancy: ENUM:T number of total vacancies opened up last year (Winsorized)
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
selected_int_conso_bound
Invited for interview
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
date_batch_mode
date_batch_mode
firm_edu_specific_ad
Specialization if Required
firm_jobtitle
What is the job position/job title of the vacancy?
headsup_resp_reached1
1 – Respondent reached for heads-up call
submissiondate1
1 - Submission date at interaction 1
start_review
Reviewed CVs of the candidates we sent
int_held
Conducted interviews for this position
int_cand
Selected candidated from people we recommended - post interview
hl_int_cand
Out of the [cvs_count] candidates we recommended, did you SELECT anyone/apart fr
cand_recommend
Candidate(s) hired recommended by us
other_cand_method_1
Newspaper used to recruit this successful hire
other_cand_method_2
Web job platform used to recruit this successful hire
other_cand_method_4
Company website used to recruit this successful hire
other_cand_method_5
Social Media used to recruit this successful hire
other_cand_method_6
College recruitment drive or Outreach to college recruitment officers used to re
other_cand_method_9
Referral
other_cand_method_8
CV drop offs and walk-in interviews
other_cand_method_3
Third party outsourcing
other_cand_method_7
Other used to recruit this successful hire
other_cand_method_1111
Other recruitment method (specified free-text)
other_cand_gender
Gender of candidate hired
already_filled
Has this vacancy been filled?
vacancy_status
Status of the vacancy- at post packet call
vacancy_info_del
Vacancy information obtained during CV delivery
other_cand_method
Method used to recruit this successful hire
interaction_type
Type of interaction at first contact
total_apps_offplat
Total off-platform applications for a job
date_clean
Date of CV packet delivery
Total: 137
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