Discrimination

Do black lives matter to employers? A combined field and natural experiment of racially disparate hiring practices in the wake of protests against police violence and racial oppression

This study uses an experimental audit design, implemented both before and during the heightened unrest following the murder of George Floyd, to gauge the impact of Black Lives Matter and associated protests against police brutality and anti-Black …

Assessing Discrimination in Correspondence Studies

Correspondence studies are popular tools for assessing discrimination against minorities, for example, in the labor market. Typically, two fake Curriculum Vitae (CVs) are sent to multiple job openings. The CVs are equivalent except for a mark …

An audit experiment to investigate the “war on cops”: a research note

Objectives: This study examines whether former police officers are stigmatized in the labor market, particularly following social unrest from lethal police violence. Methods: We conduct an experimental audit study, both before and after heightened …

The stigma of a criminal record in the labour market in Spain: An experimental study

The aim of this research is to determine whether the stigma of a criminal record should be considered in understanding the precarious conditions of individuals with convictions in the Spanish labour market. Previous studies have been unable to …

El estigma de los antecedentes penales en el mundo laboral. Un estudio experimental

Este trabajo se dirige a determinar si se debe considerar el efecto del estigma de los antecedentes penales para explicar la precariedad laboral de las personas con una condena en España. Los estudios previos no podían separar este efecto de otras …