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[경제] Can information correct optimistic wage expectations? Evidence from Mozambican job-seekers
모잠비크 국외연구자료 연구보고서 - ScienceDirect 발간일 : 2022-11-09 등록일 : 2022-11-13 원문링크
Forward-looking expectations are central to job search but often inaccurate. To test whether public information can help correct beliefs, we embed an experiment in a longitudinal survey of Mozambican graduates. We quantify responses of own-earning expectations to information about peers’ current earnings, sent by SMS. Optimistic beliefs were revised downward by a larger margin in the treatment group. But, consistent with a theoretical on-the-job search model, responses to news do not conform to a linear updating framework, with strong evidence for limited responses to negative news. This explains the moderate impact of our intervention and why optimistic expectations remained persistent.
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