Labour market discrimination against former juvenile delinquents: evidence from a field experiment

Stijn Baert and Elsy Verhofstadt

Applied Economics, 2015, vol. 47, issue 11, 1061-1072

Abstract: In view of policy action to integrate ex-offenders into society, it is important to identify the underlying mechanisms of the negative relationship between criminal record on the one hand and later employment and earnings on the other hand. In this study, we identify hiring discrimination against former juvenile delinquents in a direct way. To this end, we conduct a field experiment in the Belgian labour market. We find that labour market discrimination is indeed a major barrier in the transition to work for former juvenile delinquents. Labour market entrants disclosing a history of juvenile delinquency get about 22% less callback compared to their counterparts without a criminal record. This discrimination is heterogeneous by the occupation for which one applies.

Date: 2015
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Working Paper: Labour Market Discrimination against Former Juvenile Delinquents: Evidence from a Field Experiment (2013)
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