Is There Less Discrimination in Occupations Where Recruitment Is Difficult?

Stijn Baert, Bart Cockx, Niels Gheyle and Cora Vandamme
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Cora Vandamme: Stijn Baert is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Ghent University and is affiliated with the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) and the University of Antwerp. Bart Cockx is a Full Professor at Ghent University and is affiliated with the Université catholique de Louvain, IZA, and the Center for Economic Studies/Ifo Institute (CESifo). Niels Gheyle is an Intern at Political Intelligence. Cora Vandamme is an Economist at KBC Bank.

ILR Review, 2015, vol. 68, issue 3, 467-500

Abstract: The authors empirically test the cross-sectional relationship between hiring discrimination and labor market tightness at the level of the occupation. To this end, they conduct a correspondence test in the youth labor market. In line with theoretical expectations, results show that, compared to natives, candidates with a foreign-sounding name are equally often invited to a job interview if they apply for occupations for which vacancies are difficult to fill; but, they have to send out twice as many applications for occupations for which labor market tightness is low. Findings are robust to various sensitivity checks.

Keywords: hiring discrimination; ethnic discrimination; labor market tightness; field experiments (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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