The employability of ex-offenders: A field experiment in the Swedish labor market

Artikel

This paper presents the findings of a field experiment on hiring discrimination against ex-offenders in the Swedish labor market. Matched pairs of written job applications for fictitious male and female applicants with and without a past conviction of assault were sent to employers for nine different occupations. Results show that discrimination against ex-offenders exists, but the extent of it varies across occupations. The past conviction of assault was associated with 7-18 percentage point lower probability of receiving a positive employer response. Discrimination against ex-offenders was pronounced in female-dominated and high-skilled occupations. The magnitude of discrimination against ex-offenders did not vary by applicants' sex.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: IZA Journal of Labor Policy ; ISSN: 2193-9004 ; Volume: 6 ; Year: 2017 ; Issue: 6 ; Pages: 1-23 ; Heidelberg: Springer

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Field Experiments ; Labor Discrimination ; Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
• Subject: Ex-offenders ; Field experiments ; Labor market discrimination

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Ahmed, Ali M. ; Lång, Elisabeth
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Springer
• (where): Heidelberg
• (when): 2017

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.1186/s40173-017-0084-2
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/194381
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET