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

Producer(s)

Kate Vyborny, Robert Garlick, Nivedhitha Subramanian, Erica Field

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Unique firm ID of the firm (firm_id)

Data file: match_level_analysis

Overview

Valid: 1413951

Invalid: 95

Minimum: 1018

Maximum: 51094020

Type: Discrete

Width: 44

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
a	Question wasn't deployed	0
b	CV packet couldn't be delivered success	0
c	Can't determine	0
d	Don't know/Respondent doesn't know	0
e	Delivered CV but didn't attempt feedback	0
f	Filtered because the question isn't relevant	0
g	Data not available	0
h	Refer to headquarters	0
i	Incorrectly skipped	0
j	Unchanged information	0
k	Incomplete information on experience	0
l	Left survey	0
m	All hypothetical matches	0
n	None of the above	0
o	Data entry error	0
p	Couldn't reach post-packet	0
q	Selected low-ed title	0
r	Refusal to answer/Don't want to say	0
s	The firm didn't answer signup Q's	0
u	The respondent does not understand	0
w	Not in randomization	0
x	Inactive randomization	0
z	The firm didn't have a recent vacancy	0
1018		88	0%
1035		420	0%
1058		289	0%
1084		12	0%
1118		4268	0.3%
1137		1040	0.1%
1139		823	0.1%
1143		630	0%
1150		1098	0.1%
1175		229	0%
1177		245	0%
1181		193	0%
1191		2914	0.2%
1217		220	0%
1218		728	0.1%
1242		1436	0.1%
1246		284	0%
1294		186	0%
1310		64	0%
1311		614	0%
1321		185	0%
1333		405	0%
1338		126	0%
1344		1337	0.1%
1355		407	0%
1362		307	0%
1384		816	0.1%
1393		6259	0.4%
1396		465	0%
1397		408	0%
1405		350	0%
1425		253	0%
1428		244	0%
1460		130	0%
1486		980	0.1%
11000		4100	0.3%
20213		41	0%
20274		8260	0.6%
20289		12	0%
30074		4412	0.3%
30078		480	0%
30116		1994	0.1%
30120		827	0.1%
30205		790	0.1%
41000		2256	0.2%
41046		7703	0.5%
41098		1423	0.1%
41109		1840	0.1%
41125		4133	0.3%
41134		4272	0.3%
41157		2896	0.2%
41170		323	0%
41175		1395	0.1%
41177		1587	0.1%
41184		462	0%
41197		5457	0.4%
41242		1394	0.1%
41350		4554	0.3%
41359		1154	0.1%
41388		6578	0.5%
41392		250	0%
41396		10234	0.7%
41431		849	0.1%
41447		875	0.1%
41606		843	0.1%
41644		2145	0.2%
41679		1189	0.1%
41691		1152	0.1%
41761		790	0.1%
41768		3063	0.2%
41802		524	0%
41817		1125	0.1%
41829		1300	0.1%
41849		1441	0.1%
41860		1884	0.1%
41893		883	0.1%
41962		992	0.1%
41986		1348	0.1%
41987		8977	0.6%
41988		2736	0.2%
41990		4049	0.3%
41991		1766	0.1%
41992		2907	0.2%
41993		552	0%
41994		3156	0.2%
41995		1612	0.1%
41996		1407	0.1%
41997		939	0.1%
41998		3005	0.2%
75103		402	0%
80080		176	0%
85108		2	0%
90119		934	0.1%
90149		203	0%
90150		1133	0.1%
90151		7102	0.5%
90153		5709	0.4%
90155		1056	0.1%
90156		1161	0.1%
90157		3321	0.2%
90158		2917	0.2%
90159		2281	0.2%
90160		6530	0.5%
90161		2764	0.2%
90163		931	0.1%
90164		2850	0.2%
90165		2574	0.2%
90166		3985	0.3%
90167		2554	0.2%
90169		1484	0.1%
90171		3296	0.2%
90172		1211	0.1%
90173		6850	0.5%
90174		830	0.1%
90175		914	0.1%
90176		10966	0.8%
90177		1310	0.1%
90179		1562	0.1%
90180		5131	0.4%
90181		2516	0.2%
90182		931	0.1%
90183		6088	0.4%
90184		4413	0.3%
90185		1291	0.1%
90187		1061	0.1%
90189		5665	0.4%
90190		3113	0.2%
90191		3853	0.3%
90192		5311	0.4%
90193		4683	0.3%
90194		3577	0.3%
110022		35	0%
110031		2048	0.1%
110070		2200	0.2%
110093		780	0.1%
110094		1126	0.1%
110099		463	0%
110113		2257	0.2%
110186		1833	0.1%
110190		681	0%
110199		558	0%
110205		1040	0.1%
110211		336	0%
110252		6110	0.4%
110253		9488	0.7%
110254		5604	0.4%
110288		1319	0.1%
110316		559	0%
110318		2438	0.2%
110333		2974	0.2%
110384		704	0%
110386		732	0.1%
110387		1536	0.1%
110389		3083	0.2%
110391		2027	0.1%
110449		1010	0.1%
110457		1753	0.1%
110464		1878	0.1%
110623		1877	0.1%
110629		1910	0.1%
110636		2030	0.1%
110642		2346	0.2%
110652		2312	0.2%
110682		795	0.1%
110685		1045	0.1%
110699		3431	0.2%
110715		340	0%
110721		1279	0.1%
110724		1456	0.1%
110731		847	0.1%
110732		1355	0.1%
110737		509	0%
110754		1027	0.1%
110767		843	0.1%
110777		7193	0.5%
110787		1816	0.1%
110794		3256	0.2%
110807		5751	0.4%
110822		2575	0.2%
110855		892	0.1%
110881		260	0%
110917		702	0%
110922		2698	0.2%
110938		2740	0.2%
110956		2961	0.2%
110964		231	0%
110968		317	0%
110979		3205	0.2%
110980		4001	0.3%
110998		2403	0.2%
111001		965	0.1%
111003		2171	0.2%
111010		148	0%
111016		383	0%
111023		2215	0.2%
111034		1462	0.1%
111038		1113	0.1%
111043		2207	0.2%
111048		636	0%
111054		279	0%
111071		996	0.1%
111132		1549	0.1%
111141		319	0%
111146		589	0%
111161		1614	0.1%
111202		1729	0.1%
111212		157	0%
111244		1932	0.1%
111263		1496	0.1%
111292		893	0.1%
111298		1380	0.1%
111301		2403	0.2%
111333		1186	0.1%
111424		3421	0.2%
111433		5414	0.4%
111467		847	0.1%
111470		1067	0.1%
111530		2412	0.2%
111544		4866	0.3%
111552		2655	0.2%
111557		693	0%
111560		1188	0.1%
111582		656	0%
111622		1061	0.1%
111629		1046	0.1%
111677		696	0%
111704		1339	0.1%
111707		256	0%
111711		918	0.1%
111718		363	0%
111745		2100	0.1%
111748		1431	0.1%
111807		1458	0.1%
111813		1600	0.1%
111823		1606	0.1%
111831		797	0.1%
111896		2443	0.2%
111904		1468	0.1%
120014		398	0%
120098		2816	0.2%
120249		1485	0.1%
120274		485	0%
120936		481	0%
120942		2405	0.2%
120952		327	0%
120970		234	0%
120986		1768	0.1%
120993		1167	0.1%
120994		2533	0.2%
121005		946	0.1%
121023		1787	0.1%
121091		50	0%
121126		1978	0.1%
121278		1225	0.1%
121289		3770	0.3%
121307		2405	0.2%
121318		1817	0.1%
121338		1745	0.1%
121344		928	0.1%
121381		853	0.1%
121392		2971	0.2%
121393		10435	0.7%
121401		202	0%
121403		1533	0.1%
121410		73	0%
121425		1871	0.1%
121430		3747	0.3%
121449		2019	0.1%
121515		2852	0.2%
121531		1049	0.1%
121640		2697	0.2%
121653		1178	0.1%
121655		4970	0.4%
121698		2255	0.2%
121704		588	0%
121722		1363	0.1%
121812		916	0.1%
121832		2192	0.2%
121923		567	0%
121971		1505	0.1%
122003		4183	0.3%
122098		1682	0.1%
122127		839	0.1%
122149		248	0%
122162		814	0.1%
122185		309	0%
122191		153	0%
122198		1957	0.1%
122221		660	0%
122278		1258	0.1%
122296		1812	0.1%
128036		2691	0.2%
128174		1435	0.1%
128772		1514	0.1%
128795		1189	0.1%
128814		57	0%
128819		2394	0.2%
128911		763	0.1%
129394		1376	0.1%
129403		2616	0.2%
129409		2289	0.2%
129453		849	0.1%
129480		1119	0.1%
129495		1138	0.1%
129501		1745	0.1%
129509		789	0.1%
129934		1782	0.1%
129938		1091	0.1%
129971		588	0%
129972		1509	0.1%
129978		3356	0.2%
130037		1595	0.1%
130078		1525	0.1%
130237		1749	0.1%
130292		5208	0.4%
130301		357	0%
130306		10373	0.7%
130934		1831	0.1%
130939		7716	0.5%
131000		914	0.1%
131019		298	0%
131049		767	0.1%
131104		1424	0.1%
132066		1745	0.1%
132096		2863	0.2%
132168		2275	0.2%
132261		8458	0.6%
132290		1709	0.1%
132417		1532	0.1%
132422		7740	0.5%
132429		1514	0.1%
132456		2119	0.1%
132476		2276	0.2%
132484		3752	0.3%
132513		946	0.1%
132518		4562	0.3%
132532		2190	0.2%
132576		1720	0.1%
132788		586	0%
132839		5243	0.4%
132866		180	0%
132895		654	0%
133200		1855	0.1%
133308		1895	0.1%
133313		772	0.1%
133348		1852	0.1%
133357		3617	0.3%
133499		3117	0.2%
133660		1244	0.1%
134169		1509	0.1%
134177		2397	0.2%
134186		4713	0.3%
134204		1640	0.1%
134211		3275	0.2%
134239		648	0%
134262		121	0%
134268		1349	0.1%
134395		523	0%
134402		2224	0.2%
134435		754	0.1%
134444		1946	0.1%
134451		1703	0.1%
134480		5871	0.4%
134484		442	0%
134491		2397	0.2%
134504		4385	0.3%
134517		1400	0.1%
134531		2207	0.2%
134532		503	0%
134552		1119	0.1%
134562		687	0%
134565		1424	0.1%
134568		1871	0.1%
134570		1117	0.1%
134580		1586	0.1%
134583		1627	0.1%
134586		951	0.1%
134610		7994	0.6%
134642		2804	0.2%
134684		1436	0.1%
134717		138	0%
134722		1019	0.1%
134739		650	0%
134762		811	0.1%
134763		522	0%
134773		391	0%
134782		1881	0.1%
134798		3037	0.2%
134837		896	0.1%
134839		1629	0.1%
134849		2372	0.2%
134850		984	0.1%
134858		2532	0.2%
134866		3563	0.3%
134870		98	0%
134893		1955	0.1%
134900		1578	0.1%
134911		2362	0.2%
134931		593	0%
134942		3900	0.3%
135024		6381	0.5%
135032		2403	0.2%
135052		2186	0.2%
135054		2789	0.2%
135055		2405	0.2%
135059		2142	0.2%
135073		1509	0.1%
135098		4700	0.3%
135113		1521	0.1%
135148		2093	0.1%
135155		2126	0.2%
135199		660	0%
135214		268	0%
135234		1855	0.1%
135337		2973	0.2%
150055		5033	0.4%
150071		3136	0.2%
150083		408	0%
150087		6354	0.4%
150093		504	0%
150119		1120	0.1%
150141		3214	0.2%
150180		2397	0.2%
150220		3056	0.2%
150461		72	0%
150582		133	0%
150622		2486	0.2%
150623		1871	0.1%
150643		325	0%
150673		849	0.1%
150680		2818	0.2%
150688		923	0.1%
150751		5181	0.4%
150772		188	0%
150791		324	0%
150795		653	0%
150948		590	0%
150991		1305	0.1%
151070		7358	0.5%
151183		532	0%
151234		1740	0.1%
151245		2214	0.2%
151336		2583	0.2%
151340		752	0.1%
151343		1740	0.1%
151381		1672	0.1%
151434		1871	0.1%
151559		253	0%
151571		1871	0.1%
151748		3621	0.3%
151767		1252	0.1%
151777		4965	0.4%
152205		793	0.1%
152212		531	0%
152294		1871	0.1%
153887		1184	0.1%
154234		287	0%
154304		530	0%
154393		2841	0.2%
154430		8513	0.6%
154513		693	0%
154649		1094	0.1%
155430		1428	0.1%
155462		617	0%
155497		2134	0.2%
155502		3600	0.3%
155534		1664	0.1%
155691		4270	0.3%
155695		1541	0.1%
155746		5157	0.4%
155929		145	0%
155984		1159	0.1%
155996		1100	0.1%
156041		843	0.1%
156121		507	0%
156261		2625	0.2%
156455		15035	1.1%
156594		1664	0.1%
170000		267	0%
170001		17213	1.2%
170004		6458	0.5%
170005		587	0%
170008		182	0%
170011		6117	0.4%
170027		272	0%
190007		4099	0.3%
190025		3489	0.2%
190037		1197	0.1%
190043		2139	0.2%
190050		983	0.1%
190051		608	0%
190055		2489	0.2%
190064		2788	0.2%
190065		1577	0.1%
190080		4559	0.3%
190081		5066	0.4%
190088		3288	0.2%
190096		400	0%
190098		498	0%
190103		4615	0.3%
190106		4887	0.3%
190155		1080	0.1%
190167		9026	0.6%
190170		405	0%
190174		682	0%
190185		1101	0.1%
190192		409	0%
190200		1821	0.1%
190213		739	0.1%
190216		410	0%
190219		6965	0.5%
190246		226	0%
190249		391	0%
190264		10963	0.8%
190265		5885	0.4%
190282		1589	0.1%
190287		892	0.1%
190293		1792	0.1%
190295		1311	0.1%
190318		359	0%
190320		2132	0.2%
190339		662	0%
190344		3992	0.3%
190346		1705	0.1%
190349		3834	0.3%
190351		2390	0.2%
190354		12853	0.9%
190361		2995	0.2%
190370		397	0%
190373		6616	0.5%
190394		1730	0.1%
190395		1020	0.1%
190418		1357	0.1%
190422		4909	0.3%
190432		313	0%
190437		1943	0.1%
190441		2294	0.2%
190453		1796	0.1%
190454		1980	0.1%
190465		408	0%
190472		7683	0.5%
190487		777	0.1%
190504		5835	0.4%
190538		868	0.1%
190558		649	0%
190578		2756	0.2%
190584		648	0%
190600		1412	0.1%
190618		1328	0.1%
190636		801	0.1%
190643		1329	0.1%
190649		2244	0.2%
190668		899	0.1%
190676		848	0.1%
190692		1272	0.1%
190736		1041	0.1%
190738		1164	0.1%
411000		3543	0.3%
411007		332	0%
411008		487	0%
411009		216	0%
411010		164	0%
411020		1830	0.1%
411054		892	0.1%
411086		877	0.1%
411143		623	0%
411161		1435	0.1%
411188		1407	0.1%
411200		781	0.1%
411218		3058	0.2%
411220		338	0%
411258		676	0%
411269		605	0%
411278		1437	0.1%
411364		616	0%
411371		36	0%
411372		1628	0.1%
411385		2117	0.1%
411392		1247	0.1%
411398		509	0%
411408		411	0%
411453		789	0.1%
411482		785	0.1%
411483		1519	0.1%
411532		1670	0.1%
411551		2979	0.2%
411571		1485	0.1%
411572		1012	0.1%
411582		723	0.1%
411620		2795	0.2%
411621		845	0.1%
411641		832	0.1%
411668		1478	0.1%
411676		598	0%
411681		1047	0.1%
411684		154	0%
411686		2136	0.2%
411687		817	0.1%
411700		592	0%
411705		1413	0.1%
411716		2820	0.2%
411725		312	0%
411726		849	0.1%
411727		1976	0.1%
411732		875	0.1%
411761		866	0.1%
411767		249	0%
411768		1793	0.1%
411827		2624	0.2%
411897		818	0.1%
411949		666	0%
411961		644	0%
411997		743	0.1%
412006		544	0%
412026		634	0%
412032		1730	0.1%
412034		2102	0.1%
412036		989	0.1%
412055		2576	0.2%
412061		1479	0.1%
412066		925	0.1%
412070		1376	0.1%
412075		5497	0.4%
412095		177	0%
412109		3059	0.2%
412110		1669	0.1%
412111		881	0.1%
412112		2204	0.2%
412118		2160	0.2%
412123		899	0.1%
412137		2898	0.2%
412148		766	0.1%
412155		1710	0.1%
1527545		3500	0.2%
1527574		2142	0.2%
51004007		446	0%
51005006		4377	0.3%
51005035		1442	0.1%
51006024		2861	0.2%
51007021		595	0%
51008013		1456	0.1%
51008019		549	0%
51010008		1732	0.1%
51011059		2924	0.2%
51012013		682	0%
51012038		7612	0.5%
51012049		5165	0.4%
51012050		590	0%
51013069		3942	0.3%
51013082		1627	0.1%
51013171		9844	0.7%
51013183		1425	0.1%
51013197		3511	0.2%
51013204		1129	0.1%
51015001		1102	0.1%
51016004		2719	0.2%
51016019		407	0%
51017015		1391	0.1%
51018024		1200	0.1%
51019034		521	0%
51024002		3731	0.3%
51025024		167	0%
51025036		1075	0.1%
51026017		1554	0.1%
51028011		1806	0.1%
51031012		109	0%
51033011		722	0.1%
51033012		1867	0.1%
51034021		1604	0.1%
51037015		27214	1.9%
51041001		1331	0.1%
51042001		1588	0.1%
51054042		492	0%
51054078		2479	0.2%
51058018		323	0%
51062054		412	0%
51063024		1392	0.1%
51063040		1855	0.1%
51071051		2386	0.2%
51084022		1302	0.1%
51085054		1104	0.1%
51086054		735	0.1%
51089039		1480	0.1%
51089044		738	0.1%
51092071		1287	0.1%
51092079		3786	0.3%
51092085		1460	0.1%
51092086		6209	0.4%
51092117		2132	0.2%
51092143		1430	0.1%
51093012		213	0%
51093048		397	0%
51093050		3400	0.2%
51094020		6405	0.5%
Sysmiss		95	0%

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.

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