‘I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For’: Evidence of Directed Search from a Field Experiment*

Abstract We explore the impact of wage offers on job applications, testing implications directed search model and trying to distinguish it from random search. use a field experiment conducted Chinese board, with real jobs for which we randomly vary across three ranges. find that higher raise application rates overall, is consistent search, but can also arise seekers above reservation wages that—among latter—the increase in stronger those wages. The latter two types evidence are not Hence, our lends support models.