> The results show that policy-makers should be aware of such a practice as it causes significant job fatigue and distorts market signals.
> distorts market signals
This is a feature, not a bug. Wall Street analysts have been using job posts as a signal for years to measure company current and future performance.
* positive signal: more job posts compared to previous quarter, so company must be healthy! Buy, Buy, Buy!
* negative signal: uh oh, less open job posts compared to previous quarter, must indicate bad quarter, hiring freeze, pending layoffs. Sell, Sell, Sell!
* neutral signal: less job posts for past 2 quarters, no increase in staff spend. Company probably cooking the books and pumping the next quarterly numbers.
I blame wall street.
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