What's in a Name? Can Name-Blind Evaluation Reduce Bias in AP Course Recommendation?

Dania V. Francis, Angela C. M. de Oliveira and Carey Dimmitt

AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2024, vol. 114, 205-09

Abstract: Using a variation of a correspondence audit study, we show that even after controlling for how prepared a candidate seems, White males are more likely to be recommended for AP Calculus. In this setting, name-blind review does not improve the likelihood of recommendation for any race/gender group and can actually be harmful rather than simply bias reducing.

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Date: 2024
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