An experimental investigation of age discrimination in hiring in the English labour market
Research output: Working paper › Discussion paper
Carefully-matched pairs of written job applications were made to test for age discrimination in hiring. A twenty-one year-old and a thirty-nine year-old woman applied for jobs where a “new graduate” was sought; men aged twenty-seven and forty-seven, inquired about employment as waiters; women aged twenty-seven and forty-seven, inquired about employment in retail sales. The rate of net discrimination against the older graduate, and against the older waiters in their London inquiries, correspond to the highest rates ever recorded anywhere, by written tests, for racial discrimination. There was a statistically significant preference for the older
applicant in retail sales.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Place of Publication | Bonn |
| Publisher | Institute for the Study of Labour |
| Number of pages | 34 |
| Publication status | Published - Sep 2007 |
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