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Algorithmic Credentialism
Peter Blair has received financial support for his research as a paid Consultant for Opportunity@Work. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research. Copy Citation Peter Q. Blair and Rui Guo, "Algorithmic Credentialism," NBER Working Paper 35192 (2026), https://doi.org/10.3386/w35192. Download Citation MARC RIS BibTeΧ Related
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Allan Marks Managing Partner, Australia Allan Marks is widely recognised as one of Australia’s leading executive search consultants. In addition to his background in finance, he has extensive experience in the executive search industry throughout Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America as well as Australia. Allan focuses on CEO and C-level appointments and board roles. He is a member of the Boyden World Corporation Board and is the Regional Leader of the CEO and Board Services Practice for APAC.
How to Build a Successful Board Career
Allan Marks Managing Partner, Australia Allan Marks is widely recognised as one of Australia’s leading executive search consultants. In addition to his background in finance, he has extensive experience in the executive search industry throughout Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America as well as Australia. Allan focuses on CEO and C-level appointments and board roles. He is a member of the Boyden World Corporation Board and is the Regional Leader of the CEO and Board Services Practice for APAC.
Tearing the Paper Ceiling: The Impact of State Commitments to Remove Degree Requirements on Public Awareness and Job Opportunities for STARs
We are grateful for helpful feedback on this paper from Shad Ahmed, Georgios Athanasakopoulos, Byron Auguste, Henry Bartholomay, Paige Bongiorno, Jennie Cecere, Rebecca De La Garza, Ashley Edwards, Drew Erdmann, Patty Goldman, Courtney Haynes, Katherine Keegan, Daria Kirilenko, Andrea Kirk, Connie Kwong, Erica Loken, Amy Mortimer, Audrey Mickahail, Layla O’Kane, Sarah Olson, Gina Rosen, Joseph Siegmund, Federico Trudu, Jalencia Wade, Melissa Walker, and Will Villota.
Does Occupational Licensing Reduce Job Loss During Recessions?
Skip to main content We are thankful for the comments from Isaiah Andrews, David Autor, Desmond Ang, Michela Carlana, Jay Bhattacharaya, Matthew Gentzkow, Larry Katz, Bill Kerr, Jesse Shapiro, Mark Shepard, Evan Soltas, Eric Taylor, Emiliana Vegas, Ivan Werning and seminar participants at Harvard and the Cleveland Fed. We also received excellent research support from Anne Korte. All errors are ours.
Does Occupational Licensing Reduce Value Creation on Digital Platforms?
Research Briefs in Economic Policy In professions where a state requires an occupational license, it is illegal to work for pay without a license. November 1, 2023 • Research Briefs in Economic Policy No. 356 TOP Digital marketplaces improve market efficiency when they reduce customer search costs and expand market access for producers. A key factor limiting value creation on digital platforms is the extent to which digital technology is regulated by laws developed for an analog economy.
The Limits of Educational Attainment in Mitigating Occupational Segregation Between Black and White Workers
We are grateful for helpful feedback on this paper from Shad Ahmed, Byron Auguste, Jasmine Davis-Randolph, Ashley Edwards, Julian Hayes, Amy Mortimer, Bill Spriggs, and Mikaela Spruill. This paper's content, and any errors, are solely the responsibility of the authors. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of their affiliate institutions or the National Bureau of Economic Research. Related
Divorce and Property Division Laws Shape Human Capital Investment
Skip to main content We received helpful comments from: Rodney Andrews, Shubhashrita Basu, Lee Benham, Ashutosh Bhuradia, Bobby Chung, William Dougan, Susan Dynarski, Robert Fleck, Ian Fillmore, Jeffrey Gray, Majid Hashemi, Kirabo Jackson, Kendall Kennedy, Salman Khan, John List, Jonathan Meer, Benjamin Posmanick, Jesse Shapiro, Kent Smetters, Betsey Stevenson, Sounak Thakur, Alessandra Voena, Kenneth Whaley, Arkādijs Zvaigzne; and seminar participants at the Economics Graduate Students'...
Why Did Gender Wage Convergence in the United States Stall?
We thank Morgan Adderley, Janelle Fouche and Annemarie Korte for excellent research assistance.
Does Occupational Licensing Reduce Value Creation on Digital Platforms?
We received helpful comments from: Jesse Shapiro, Catherine Tucker, Hunt Allcott, Susan Athey, Shane Greenstein, Joseph Doyle, Simon Jaeger, David Autor, Morris Kleiner, Bobby Chung, David Deming, Desmond Ang, Chiara Farronato, David Giles, Bill Kerr, Jonathan Meer, Annemarie Korte, Samuel Hughes, and seminar participants at NBER Digitization, NBER Labor Studies, MIT Sloan, Harvard Business School, Duke, Vanderbilt, Texas AM, UT Austin, Richmond Fed, Iowa State University, the Western...
Why Don’t Elite Colleges Expand Supply?
We are grateful to Peter Arcidiacono, Christopher Avery, Patrick Bayer, Thomas Dee, Rebecca Diamond, William Dougan, Esther Duflo, Gilles Duranton, Susan Dynarski, Fernando Ferreira, Robert Fleck, Chao Fu, Austan Goolsbee, Eric Hanushek, Arnold Harberger, Gary King, Brian Knight, Annemarie Korte, Ilyana Kuziemko, Jonathan Levin, Bridget Terry Long, Richard Murnane, Christopher Neilson, James Poterba, Sean Reardon, Thomas Sargent, Todd Sinai, Charles Thomas, Susan Wachter, Miguel Urquiola, and...
Skills, Degrees and Labor Market Inequality
We are grateful for helpful feedback on this paper from Katherine Abraham, Hunt Allcott, Desmond Ang, Susan Athey, David Autor, Byron Auguste, Isaiah Baldiserra, Chandra Childers, David Deming, Mischa Fisher, Martin Fleming, Erica L.
A National Study of School Spending and House Prices
We received helpful comments from: Rucker Johnson, Thomas Kane, Claudia Persico, Edward Glaeser, Joseph Gyourko, Kirabo Jackson, Eric Hanushek, Michael Lovenheim, Amy Finkelstein, Hunt Allcott, Isaiah Andrews, Sarah Turner, Jesse Rothstein, Desmond Ang, David Deming, John Friedman, Nathaniel Hendren, Neale Mahoney, Jonathan Meer, Susan Dynarski, Raj Chetty, Jeffrey Smith, Chao Fu, Richard Murnane, Juan Carlos Suarez Serrato, Mark Shepard, Martin West, Morgan Adderley, Annemarie Korte, Matthew...
Structural Increases in Skill Demand after the Great Recession
Thank you to Nicole Fortin, Brad Hershbein, Lawrence Katz, Melissa Kearney and other participants at the 2020 ASSA meetings for helpful comments, and for Bledi Taska and the team at Burning Glass Technologies for generously sharing their data. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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