This study presents a new field experimental approach for measuring age discrimination in hiring. In addition to the … pairs. When applying this design to the Belgium case, we find that age discrimination is fundamentally heterogeneous by … older candidates' career pattern. Older age affects call-back only (negatively) in case older candidates were inactive or …

often have lower employment rates, and the duration of unemployment increases with age. These patterns may reflect age and … of demand effects by analyzing whether employers use information about a job applicant’s age and gender in their hiring … decline is steeper for women than for men. These results indicate that age discrimination is a widespread phenomenon affecting …

Carefully-matched pairs of written job applications were made to test for age discrimination in hiring. A twenty … statistically significant preference for the older applicant in retail sales. -- Age ; discrimination ; employment ; field … forty-seven, inquired about employment as waiters; women aged twenty-seven and forty-seven, inquired about employment in …

Research has shown that hiring discrimination is a barrier for older job candidates in many OECD countries. However … scenario experiment involving recruiters to empirically investigate 15 potential stigma related to older age drawn from a … systematic review of the literature. We found that older age particularly signals to recruiters that the applicant has lower …

Research has shown that hiring discrimination is a barrier for older job candidates in many OECD countries. However … scenario experiment involving recruiters to empirically investigate 15 potential stigma related to older age drawn from a … systematic review of the literature. We found that older age particularly signals to recruiters that the applicant has lower …