Understanding whether labor market discrimination explains inferior labor market outcomes
for many groups has drawn the attention of labor economists for decades—at least since the …

This chapter aims to provide an exhaustive list of all (ie 90) correspondence studies on
hiring discrimination that were conducted between 2005 and 2016 (and could be found …

We design and implement a large-scale resume correspondence study to address
limitations of existing field experiments testing for age discrimination that may bias their …

Abstract “Ban the Box”(BTB) policies restrict employers from asking about applicants'
criminal histories on job applications and are often presented as a means of reducing …

This paper first documents trends in employment rates and then reviews what is known
about the various factors that have been proposed to explain the decline in the overall …

This review distills available empirical research about the process and experience of looking
for a job. Job search varies according to several dimensions, including intensity, content …

This paper shows the results of a field experiment in which over 6000 fictitious resumes with
randomly assigned information about age (35–70 years) were sent to Swedish employers …

We estimate that unemployment insurance (UI) extensions reduce reemployment wages
using sharp age discontinuities in UI eligibility in Germany. We show this effect combines …

An audit study is a specific type of field experiment primarily used to test for discriminatory
behavior when survey and interview questions induce social desirability bas. In this chapter …

We document variation in working conditions in the United States, present estimates of how
workers value these conditions, and assess the impact of working conditions on estimates of …