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Anonymous job applications and hiring discrimination

Anonymous job applications to combat hiring discrimination are gaining attention and interest. Results from a number of field experiments in European countries (France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden are considered here) shed light on their potential to reduce some of the discriminatory barriers to hiring for minority and other disadvantaged groups. But there are also some cautions to consider.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Journal: IZA World of Labor ; ISSN: 2054-9571 ; Year: 2014 ; Bonn: Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Classification
Wirtschaft
Labor Discrimination
Labor Discrimination: Public Policy
Personnel Economics: Firm Employment Decisions; Promotions
Subject
discrimination
hiring
job applications
Europe

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Rinne, Ulf
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
(where)
Bonn
(when)
2014

DOI
doi:10.15185/izawol.48
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  • Artikel

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  • Rinne, Ulf
  • Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Time of origin

  • 2014

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