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For almost 50 years field experiments have been used to study ethnic and racial discrimination in hiring decisions …, consistently reporting high rates of discrimination against minority applicants - including immigrants -, irrespective of time … statistical discrimination. To this end, we draw on the fact that the groups considered in correspondence tests and the contexts …
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For almost 50 years field experiments have been used to study ethnic and racial discrimination in hiring decisions …, consistently reporting high rates of discrimination against minority applicants, irrespective of time, location, or minority groups … countries and time. The results of this meta-analysis show that discrimination against ethnic and racial minorities remains …
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discrimination over the lifecycle. We show race discrimination against prime-age black job applicants that diminishes into middle age … time on younger black resumes, suggesting they use negative heuristics or taste-based discrimination. Screeners demonstrate … levels-based statistical discrimination, believing that younger black applicants have worse computer skills and more gaps in …
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discrimination over the lifecycle. We show race discrimination against prime-age black job applicants that diminishes into middle age … time on younger black resumes, suggesting they use negative heuristics or taste-based discrimination. Screeners demonstrate … levels-based statistical discrimination, believing that younger black applicants have worse computer skills and more gaps in …
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Increasing empirical research on productivity supports the use of statistical or ‘rational’ discrimination in hiring …. The practice is legal for features of job applicants not covered by human rights discrimination laws, such as being a … under existing philosophical accounts of wrongful discrimination. This paper argues that lawful statistical discrimination …
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How pervasive is labor market discrimination against immigrants and what options do policymakers and migrants have to … reduce it? To answer these questions, we conducted a field experiment on employer discrimination in Sweden. Going beyond … efforts to reduce discrimination must address employer prejudice. …
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The paper presents the economic literature on gender bias, illustrating the underpinnings in the psychology of bias and stereotyping; the incorporation of these insights into current theoretical and empirical research in economics, and the literature on methods to contrast bias presenting...
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This paper assesses the results of an experiment designed to identify discrimination in users' following behavior on …
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While many firms have recognized the importance of recruiting and hiring diverse job applicants, they should also pay attention to the challenges newly hired diverse candidates may face after entering the company. It is possible that they are being assessed by unequal or unequitable standards...
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