IS THERE LESS DISCRIMINATION IN OCCUPATIONS WHERE RECRUITMENT IS DIFFICULT?

The authors empirically test the cross-sectional relationship between hiring discrimination and labor market tightness at the level of the occupation. To this end, they conduct a correspondence test in the youth labor market. In line with theoretical expectations, results show that, compared to nati...

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Published in:	Industrial & labor relations review Vol. 68; no. 3; pp. 467 - 500
Main Authors:	BAERT, STIJN, COCKX, BART, GHEYLE, NIELS, VANDAMME, CORA
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01-05-2015 SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects:	Candidates Discrimination Employment discrimination Hiring Job openings Labor market Labour market Recruitment Studies Youth field experiments hiring discrimination ethnic discrimination labor market tightness
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Summary:	The authors empirically test the cross-sectional relationship between hiring discrimination and labor market tightness at the level of the occupation. To this end, they conduct a correspondence test in the youth labor market. In line with theoretical expectations, results show that, compared to natives, candidates with a foreign-sounding name are equally often invited to a job interview if they apply for occupations for which vacancies are difficult to fill; but, they have to send out twice as many applications for occupations for which labor market tightness is low. Findings are robust to various sensitivity checks.
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ISSN:	0019-7939 2162-271X
DOI:	10.1177/0019793915570873