Physical Disability and Labor Market Discrimination: Evidence from a Field Experiment

Charles Bellemare (), Marion Goussé (), Guy Lacroix and Steeve Marchand
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Charles Bellemare: Laval University
Marion Goussé: Laval University
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No 2018-027, Working Papers from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group

Abstract: We investigate the determinants and extent of labor market discrimination toward people with physical disabilities using a large scale field experiment. Applications were randomly sent to 1477 private firms advertising open positions. We find that average callback rates of disabled and non-disabled applicants are respectively 14.4% and 7.2%. We find this differential does not result from accessibility constraints related to firm infrastructures. We also find that mentioning eligibility to a government subsidy to cover the cost of workplace adaptation does not increase callback rates. Finally, we estimate that a lower bound of the proportion of discriminating firms is 49.7%.

Keywords: discrimination; disability; partial identification (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J68 J71 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-05
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Working Paper: Physical Disability and Labor Market Discrimination: Evidence from a Field Experiment (2018)
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Working Paper: Physical Disability and Labor Market Discrimination: Evidence from a Field Experiment (2017)
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