tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159906646513306121.post1996756653489860787..comments2023-11-19T20:38:50.237-08:00Comments on Economic Logic: About exploding offersEconomic Logicianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10171296292101248614noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159906646513306121.post-71806507540291815792013-09-24T01:53:26.958-07:002013-09-24T01:53:26.958-07:00I agree with @2:24 PM .
"I think the most imp...I agree with @2:24 PM .<br />"I think the most important consideration for the hirer is that if the preferred candidate turns them down the next ranked candidates may already have got jobs elsewhere and they end up not being able to hire anyone good for that year. "stonehttp://bestrecumbentexercisebikes.us/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159906646513306121.post-62118050900579425002013-09-23T18:00:23.422-07:002013-09-23T18:00:23.422-07:00When labor markets unravel and someone posits a te...When labor markets unravel and someone posits a technical solution, we should try to write a negotiation simulation that incorporates the ideas & see if it works out in practice.michael websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08709023254632080905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159906646513306121.post-3504901087872795052013-09-23T14:58:36.327-07:002013-09-23T14:58:36.327-07:00"I don't think that the "discovery&q..."I don't think that the "discovery" of a strong candidate is that valuable."<br /><br />This could even be true, if only search committees and departments did not have additional constraints (as it is often the case, instead). For example, if they necessarily must hire someone from an underrepresented minority group in a specific subfield.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159906646513306121.post-48118848722751741192013-09-23T14:24:05.239-07:002013-09-23T14:24:05.239-07:00I think the most important consideration for the h...I think the most important consideration for the hirer is that if the preferred candidate turns them down the next ranked candidates may already have got jobs elsewhere and they end up not being able to hire anyone good for that year. Therefore a very short deadline. I don't think it is that hard to identify who the strong candidates are, especially in the US economics junior market so I don't think that the "discovery" of a strong candidate is that valuable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159906646513306121.post-83549087999656842732013-09-23T11:12:20.086-07:002013-09-23T11:12:20.086-07:00The market for senior, more established academic e...The market for senior, more established academic economists is very different, though. Job offers have no expiration date and have been known to be taken up after several years. No risk aversion comes into play in those cases.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com