by Christopher T. Stanton and Catherine Thomas - Publications - Faculty & Research

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Landing the First Job: The Value of Intermediaries in Online Hiring

By: Christopher Stanton and Catherine Thomas

Online markets for remote labor services allow workers and firms to contract with each other directly. Despite this, intermediaries—called outsourcing agencies—have emerged in these markets. This paper shows that agencies signal to employers that inexperienced workers... View Details

Keywords: Marketplace Matching; Agency Theory

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28 Feb 2012
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http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Psychology/Health/?view=usa&ci=9780199734610 A Positive Approach to Studying Diversity in Organizations Authors:Lakshmi Ramarajan and David A. Thomas... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

June 2024
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Information Spillovers in Experience Goods Competition

By: Zhuoqiong Charlie Chen, Christopher Stanton and Catherine Thomas

When experience goods compete, consuming one product can be informative about value for similar untried products. We study a two-period model of duopoly competition in markets that have this feature and where firms can price discriminate between consumers based on... View Details

Keywords: Experience Goods; Competition; Information; Demand and Consumers; Profit; Price

21 Feb 2017
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Eleanor W., and Christopher T. Stanton Abstract—Small business owners and others who are self-employed have the... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

03 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 3, 2009

credulity, and perverse incentives and suspect behavior on the part of issuers, rating agencies, and borrowers. Cross-cultural Research in Organizational Behavior Authors:Heidi... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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