This paper studies the effects of the high-speed internet expansion on the match quality of new hires. We combine data on internet availability at the local level with German individual register and vacancy data. Results show that internet availability has no major impact on the stability of new matches and their wages. We confirm these findings using vacancy data, by explicitly comparing match outcomes of online and non-online recruits. Further results show that online recruiting not only raises the number of applicants and the share of unsuitable candidates per vacancy, but also induces employers to post more vacancies.

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在线搜索是否可以提高新员工的匹配质量？

本文研究了高速互联网扩展对新员工的匹配质量的影响。我们将地方级别的互联网可用性数据与德国的个人登记和空缺数据相结合。结果表明，互联网可用性对新比赛的稳定性及其工资没有重大影响。通过明确比较在线和非在线新兵的比赛结果，我们使用空缺数据确认了这些发现。进一步的结果表明，在线招聘不仅增加了申请人数量和每个职位空缺不合适的候选人的比例，而且还诱使雇主发布更多职位空缺。