Publication type
Journal Article
Authors
Publication date
August 15, 2012
Summary:
We conduct a large-scale field experiment to measure labour market discrimination in Australia, one quarter of whose population was born overseas. To denote ethnicity, we use distinctively Anglo-Saxon, Indigenous, Italian, Chinese and Middle Eastern names. We compare multiple ethnic groups, rather than a single minority as in most other studies. In all cases we applied for entry-level jobs and submitted a CV indicating that the candidate attended high school in Australia. We find significant differences in callback rates: ethnic minority candidates would need to apply for more jobs in order to receive the same number of interviews. These differences vary systematically across ethnic groups.
Published in
Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics
Volume and page numbers
Volume: 74 , p.547 -573
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0084.2011.00664.x
ISSN
3059049
Subjects
Notes
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