Hiring Discrimination Against Pro-union Applicants: The Role of Union Density and Firm Size

Stijn Baert and Eddy Omey

De Economist, 2015, vol. 163, issue 3, 263-280

Abstract: We study the causal impact of revealing pro-unionism during the recruitment stage on hiring chances. To this end, we conduct a randomised field experiment in the Belgian labour market. When matched with employer and sector data, the experimentally gathered data enable us to test the heterogeneity of discrimination against pro-union applicants by the union density in the sector and the size of the firm. We find that disclosure of pro-unionism affects hiring chances in a negative way and that—in line with our expectations based on the literature—this negative impact is stronger in highly unionised sectors. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015

Keywords: Trade unions; Union density; Hiring discrimination; Randomised field experiments; Industrial relations; J53; J71; C93 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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