Does work experience mitigate discrimination?

Stijn Baert; Andrea Albanese; Sofie Du gardein; Jolien Ovaere; Jarno Stappers

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2017.03.011

Does work experience mitigate discrimination?

Stijn Baert
, Andrea Albanese
, Sofie Du gardein
, Jolien Ovaere
, Jarno Stappers

Labour Market

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Abstract

We test whether ethnic discrimination is heterogeneous by job candidates' work experience. Fictitious applications are sent to vacancies. We find significant discrimination when candidates have no or little experience but no unequal treatment when they have twenty years of experience.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	35-38
Number of pages	0
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	155
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2017.03.011
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2017

Keywords

Ethnicity
Experience
Hiring discrimination
Human capital
Statistical discrimination

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