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labour market and test whether hiring discrimination based on gender is heterogeneous by the promotion characteristics of the …
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We consider in this paper whether the gender mix at the level of decision-makers in firms can influence gender representation at the employee level. We run a laboratory experiment whereby we present a pair of independent employers with applications from two potential employees. We consider...
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Several studies using observational data suggest that ethnic discrimination increases in downturns of the economy. We … investigate whether ethnic discrimination depends on labor market tightness using data from correspondence studies. We utilize … measures produce qualitatively similar results, and, opposite to the observational studies, suggests that ethnic discrimination …
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the discrimination faced my homosexual job candidates compared to heterosexuals. Our experimental design allows us to … getting hired regardless the labor market context. We also find that female employers propose higher levels of discrimination … only for the case of female applicants. Our positive mood manipulation led to a depletion of discrimination levels, with …
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Hiring discrimination towards (former) burnout patients has been extensively documented in the literature. To tackle … this problem, it is important to understand the underlying mechanisms of such discrimination. Therefore, we conducted a …
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We investigate risk aversion as a driver of labour market discrimination against homosexual men. We show that more … hiring discrimination by more risk-averse employers is consistent with taste-based and statistical discrimination. To test …
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Hiring discrimination towards (former) burnout patients has been extensively documented in the literature. To tackle … this problem, it is important to understand the underlying mechanisms of such discrimination. Therefore, we conducted a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012249707