An Experimental Study of Sex Segregation in the Swedish Labour Market: Is Discrimination the Explanation?

Magnus Carlsson and Dan-Olof Rooth

No 3811, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: This paper studies whether sex discrimination is the cause of sex segregation in the Swedish labour market. The correspondence testing (CT) method was used, which entails two qualitatively identical applications, one with a female name and one with a male name, being sent to employers advertising for labour. The results show that females have a somewhat higher callback rate to interview in female-dominated occupations, while in male-dominated occupations there is no evidence of any difference. The conclusion is that the sex segregation prevailing in the Swedish labour market cannot be explained by discrimination in hiring. Instead, the explanation must be found on the supply side.

Keywords: sex discrimination; exit from unemployment; segregation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J64 J71 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 34 pages
Date: 2008-11
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Published - published as 'Does Hiring Discrimination Cause Gender Segregation in the Swedish Labor Market?' in: Feminist Economics, 2011, 17 (3), 71-102

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