Discrimination at the Intersection of Age, Race, and Gender: Evidence from a Lab-in-The-Field Experiment
@article{Lahey2018DiscriminationAT, title={Discrimination at the Intersection of Age, Race, and Gender: Evidence from a Lab-in-The-Field Experiment}, author={Joanna Lahey and Douglas R. Oxley}, journal={Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Economic Research Paper Series}, year={2018} }
We use a laboratory experiment with randomized resumes and eyetracking to explore the effects of race on employment discrimination over the lifecycle. We show race discrimination against prime-age black job applicants that diminishes into middle age before re-emerging for older applicants. Screeners mechanically process black and white resumes similarly, but spend less time on younger black resumes, suggesting they use negative heuristics or taste-based discrimination. Screeners demonstrate…
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