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Hiring Discrimination: An Overview of (Almost) All Correspondence Experiments Since 2005

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Abstract

This chapter aims to provide an exhaustive list of all (i.e. 90) correspondence studies on hiring discrimination that were conducted between 2005 and 2016 (and could be found through a systematic search). For all these studies, the direction of the estimated treatment effects is tabulated. In addition, a discussion of the findings by discrimination ground is provided.

Keywords

  • Hiring discrimination
  • Measurement
  • Correspondence experiments
  • Review
  • Ethnicity
  • Gender
  • Religion
  • Disability
  • Age
  • Military service
  • Wealth
  • Marital status
  • Sexual orientation
  • Political orientation
  • Union affiliation
  • Physical appearance

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Notes

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    Some deficiencies of the method were discussed in Chap. 2.

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    Source: http://touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/Statutes/Title18/Chapter80/Section220.htm

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    Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs5.asp?ActID=2266

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    Source: http://www.dfeh.ca.gov/

  8. 8.

    Source: http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/michie/

  9. 9.

    Source: https://www.law.hawaii.edu/files/downloads/LAW%20589%20Appearance%20Discrimination_0.doc

  10. 10.

    These numbers do not sum up to 90, as some studies were included multiple times in Table 3.1 (as mentioned in the first paragraph of Sect. 3.3).

  11. 11.

    In general, comparing the results across the rows of Table 3.1 is very tricky, as the experiments differed substantially with respect to at least the following characteristics of their design: (i) region of the experiment; (ii) experimental population (e.g., with respect to age and education level); and (iii) sectors, occupations, and vacancies tested.

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