Anti-Muslim Discrimination in France: Evidence from a Field Experiment

Marie-Anne Valfort ()

No 11417, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: Relying on a correspondence study conducted in France before the 2015 attacks, this paper compares the callback rates of immigrants of Muslim and Christian culture who originate from the same country and whose religiosity varies from non-religious to religious. Based on responses to over 6,200 job ads, the results reveal an insignificant disadvantage for Muslims when they are not religious. However, Muslims lose further ground when they are religious, while the reverse occurs for Christians. Consequently, religious Muslims must submit twice as many applications as religious Christians before being called back by the recruiters. A follow-up survey confirms that the signal used to convey fictitious applicants' religiosity is not only viewed as relevant but that it is also correctly interpreted by employers.

Keywords: France; discrimination; Islam; religiosity; religion; correspondence study (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C93 J15 J71 Z12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 70 pages
Date: 2018-03
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-exp, nep-hme, nep-lab and nep-soc
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Published - published in: World Development, 2020, 135, 105022

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