Affiliation:
1. Stijn Baert is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Ghent University and is affiliated with the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) and the University of Antwerp. Bart Cockx is a Full Professor at Ghent University and is affiliated with the Université catholique de Louvain, IZA, and the Center for Economic Studies/Ifo Institute (CESifo). Niels Gheyle is an Intern at Political Intelligence. Cora Vandamme is an Economist at KBC Bank.
Abstract
The authors empirically test the cross-sectional relationship between hiring discrimination and labor market tightness at the level of the occupation. To this end, they conduct a correspondence test in the youth labor market. In line with theoretical expectations, results show that, compared to natives, candidates with a foreign-sounding name are equally often invited to a job interview if they apply for occupations for which vacancies are difficult to fill; but, they have to send out twice as many applications for occupations for which labor market tightness is low. Findings are robust to various sensitivity checks.
Subject
Management of Technology and Innovation,Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management,Strategy and Management
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