Field experiments on discrimination

M Bertrand, E Duflo - Handbook of economic field experiments, 2017 - Elsevier
This article reviews the existing field experimentation literature on the prevalence of
discrimination, the consequences of such discrimination, and possible approaches to …

[LIBRO][B] Hiring discrimination: An overview of (almost) all correspondence experiments since 2005

S Baert - 2018 - Springer
This chapter aims to provide an exhaustive list of all (ie 90) correspondence studies on
hiring discrimination that were conducted between 2005 and 2016 (and could be found …

[HTML][HTML] On the trajectory of discrimination: A meta-analysis and forecasting survey capturing 44 years of field experiments on gender and hiring decisions

M Schaerer, C Du Plessis, MHB Nguyen… - … Behavior and Human …, 2023 - Elsevier
A preregistered meta-analysis, including 244 effect sizes from 85 field audits and 361,645
individual job applications, tested for gender bias in hiring practices in female-stereotypical …

Ethnic discrimination in hiring decisions: a meta-analysis of correspondence tests 1990–2015

E Zschirnt, D Ruedin - Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
For almost 50 years field experiments have been used to study ethnic and racial
discrimination in hiring decisions, consistently reporting high rates of discrimination against …

An introduction to audit studies in the social sciences

SM Gaddis - Audit studies: Behind the scenes with theory, method …, 2018 - Springer
An audit study is a specific type of field experiment primarily used to test for discriminatory
behavior when survey and interview questions induce social desirability bas. In this chapter …

Does assimilation work? Sociocultural determinants of labour market participation of European Muslims

R Koopmans - Muslims in Europe, 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
Numerous studies have shown that even after controlling for relevant socio-economic
background variables, the labour market position of immigrant minorities lags considerably …

Field experiments across the social sciences

D Baldassarri, M Abascal - Annual review of sociology, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Using field experiments, scholars can identify causal effects via randomization while
studying people and groups in their naturally occurring contexts. In light of renewed interest …

Do street‐level bureaucrats discriminate based on religion? A large‐scale correspondence experiment among American public school principals

S Pfaff, C Crabtree, HL Kern… - Public Administration …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Although public administration scholars have long studied discrimination on the basis of
race/ethnicity, class, and gender, little to no research exists on whether street‐level …

The paradox of integration: why do higher educated new immigrants perceive more discrimination in Germany?

JP Steinmann - Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This article analyses the relation between immigrants' educational attainment and their
perceived discrimination. Previous studies in the Netherlands have found that ethnic …

Taste or statistics? A correspondence study of ethnic, racial and religious labour market discrimination in Germany

R Koopmans, S Veit, R Yemane - Ethnic and Racial Studies, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
In this study we compare rates of discrimination across German-born applicants from thirty-
five ethnic groups in which various racial and religious treatment groups are embedded, this …