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Ofer Sharone. Başbuğ, Gökçe Sloan School of Management. Sloan School of Management 2016-06-22T17:48:02Z 2016-06-22T17:48:02Z 2015 2015 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/103214 951477739 Thesis: S.M. in Management Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2015. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 25-26). Research on the effect of social networks on job search outcomes has provided mixed results. Some studies found that the use of social contacts has positive effects on wages and on the other indicators of job quality while some others found negative effects. Previous studies, however, suffered from several methodological limitations such as selecting on the dependent variable or ignoring unobserved heterogeneity. In this paper, I develop a novel empirical approach studying job search by shifting the attention from search outcomes to the search process. Specifically, I investigate the effect of using social ties on the quality of jobs to which job seekers apply. Using within-person fixed effects models, I show that when the job seeker uses social contacts, she applies to the jobs that require less education and pay less than the jobs to which she applies through formal methods. The results hold important implications for our understanding of the job search process and the role of social contacts within this process. by Gökçe Başbuğ. S.M. in Management Research 36 pages eng Massachusetts Institute of Technology M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 Sloan School of Management. Does using social networks lead to better job opportunities? : a direct test Thesis application/pdf false Publication unknown unknown <Publication xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/1.1/" id="79fe984b-36ce-4900-86cf-a4034bca6a6f"> <Type xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/vocab/COAR_Publication_Types">http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_1843</Type> <Language>eng</Language> <Title>Does using social networks lead to better job opportunities? : a direct test</Title> <PublishedIn> <Publication> </Publication> </PublishedIn> <PublicationDate>2015</PublicationDate> <Authors> <Author> <DisplayName>Başbuğ, Gökçe</DisplayName> <Affiliation> <OrgUnit> </OrgUnit> </Affiliation> </Author> </Authors> <Editors> </Editors> <Publishers> <Publisher> <DisplayName>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</DisplayName> <OrgUnit /> </Publisher> </Publishers> <License>http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582</License> <Keyword>Sloan School of Management.</Keyword> <Abstract>Research on the effect of social networks on job search outcomes has provided mixed results. Some studies found that the use of social contacts has positive effects on wages and on the other indicators of job quality while some others found negative effects. Previous studies, however, suffered from several methodological limitations such as selecting on the dependent variable or ignoring unobserved heterogeneity. In this paper, I develop a novel empirical approach studying job search by shifting the attention from search outcomes to the search process. Specifically, I investigate the effect of using social ties on the quality of jobs to which job seekers apply. Using within-person fixed effects models, I show that when the job seeker uses social contacts, she applies to the jobs that require less education and pay less than the jobs to which she applies through formal methods. The results hold important implications for our understanding of the job search process and the role of social contacts within this process.</Abstract> <Access xmlns="http://purl.org/coar/access_right" > </Access> </Publication>