Glancing at Labour Market Mismatch with User-generated Internet Data

Warn Nuarpear Lekfuangfu (), Voraprapa Nakavachara and Paphatsorn Sawaengsuksant

No 53, PIER Discussion Papers from Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research

Abstract: In this project, we will conduct a series of research exercise to demonstrate how selected web-based data sources can provide additional insights for labour market analysis, beyond what conventional government-conducted surveys can offer. We exploit web-based data from selected job-boards and resume postings under Thai domain to provide some insights on job vacancy statistics, labour market mismatch between required skill *vis-a-vis* attained skill at occupation level and the gap between reservation wage and productivity. We also test for potential impacts of the 300-baht minimum wage increase in 2013 and find negative relationship with our measure of province-level labour market tightness. We also use this dataset to investigate labour market discriminations using separate perspective of firms and job seekers.

Keywords: Internet Job Search; Employment Outcomes; Mismatch; Minimum Wage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J2 J64 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 44 pages
Date: 2017-01
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