The Pay and Non-Pay Content of Job Ads (opens in new tab)

How informative are job ads about the actual pay and non-pay attributes offered by employers? Using a comprehensive database of job ads posted by Norwegian employers, we develop a methodology to systematically classify the pay and non-pay job attributes advertised in vacancy texts. About 60% of job ads provide pay-related information and nearly all ads feature information on non-pay attributes. We link these advertised attributes to the empl...