Abstract
An audit study is a specific type of field experiment primarily used to test for discriminatory behavior when survey and interview questions induce social desirability bas. In this chapter, I first review the language and definitions related to audit studies and encourage adoption of a common language. I then discuss why researchers use the audit method as well as when researchers can and should use this method. Next, I give an overview of the history of audit studies, focusing on major developments and changes in the overall body of work. Finally, I discuss the limitations of correspondence audits and provide some thoughts on future directions.
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These types of studies are known by a variety of names, often depending on the decade of publication, the context and method used for testing, discipline, or country. Audits are also sometimes referred to as correspondence tests or situation tests. For now, I refer to all this research as “audit studies.” Later in this chapter, I define and clarify these terms.
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Conducted in 1985
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Conducted throughout the 1980s.
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Conducted in 2006 and 2007.
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Rooth makes a distinction that he is specifically testing the combined category.
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David Neumark (forthcoming) provides an excellent review of these and other types of discrimination, so I do not go into more detailed explanation here.
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