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We measure the extent of discrimination against same-sex couples by schools in Colombia using a matched …. Our findings suggest that, despite a strong legal framework that protects LGBTQ+ rights, discrimination against same …
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discrimination in hiring against slum dwellers. We sent 4,290 online pairs of fictitious job applications of otherwise … applicants living in slums received nearly 28 percent fewer callbacks than other applicants. We observe discrimination across … jobs that require a university degree, with discrimination being concentrated in administrative and software …
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In this paper, we document de facto, implicit, and explicit racial biases within the public employment service in Colombia. By combining administrative data about job seekers and job openings with direct surveys to job counselors, including a Race Implicit Association Test, we compute different...
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findings on gender discrimination, and while they have identified a bias against hiring women in some labor market segments …, the discrimination detected in field experiments is less pervasive than that implied by the regression approach …
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In this study, we investigate the extent and mechanisms of gender-based discrimination in urban Ecuador's hiring …
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-based discrimination, both of which are costly and lead to lower payouts. In contrast, accurate statistical discrimination is ruled out by …
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explanation for this pattern, namely preference- and belief-free discrimination. In our setting, an employer can increase effort … discrimination between workers optimal. …
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more senior co-authors. Standard models of homophily and discrimination cannot account for these differences. We discuss …
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