| 来源类型 | Working Paper |
| 规范类型 | 报告 |
| DOI | 10.3386/w25357 |
| 来源ID | Working Paper 25357 |
| Discrimination at the Intersection of Age, Race, and Gender: Evidence from a Lab-in-the-field Experiment | |
| Joanna N. Lahey; Douglas R. Oxley | |
| 发表日期 | 2018-12-17 |
| 出版年 | 2018 |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 摘要 | We use a laboratory experiment with randomized resumes and eyetracking to explore the effects of race on employment discrimination over the lifecycle. We show race discrimination against prime-age black job applicants that diminishes into middle age before re-emerging for older applicants. Screeners mechanically process black and white resumes similarly, but spend less time on younger black resumes, suggesting they use negative heuristics or taste-based discrimination. Screeners demonstrate levels-based statistical discrimination, believing that younger black applicants have worse computer skills and more gaps in their job histories. We find no evidence that screeners believe black applicants have worse previous experience. Screeners demonstrate variance-based statistical discrimination against black applicants of all ages, suggesting that screeners perceive the stronger history signals for white applicants, with this type of discrimination disproportionately affecting older applicants. We find suggestive evidence that the signal sent by high school attended is weaker for younger black applicants compared to younger white applicants, and we find no evidence that the signal strength of the applicant’s address varies by race. Evidence from the CPS and an additional study supports the external validity of our experiment, particularly for female job applicants. Results are robust to different controls and specification choices. |
| 主题 | Labor Economics ; Demography and Aging ; Labor Supply and Demand ; Labor Discrimination |
| URL | https://www.nber.org/papers/w25357 |
| 来源智库 | National Bureau of Economic Research (United States) |
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| 资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/583031 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Joanna N. Lahey,Douglas R. Oxley. Discrimination at the Intersection of Age, Race, and Gender: Evidence from a Lab-in-the-field Experiment. 2018. |
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| w25357.pdf（1538KB） | 智库出版物 | 限制开放 | CC BY-NC-SA | 浏览 | ||
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