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Experimental Evidence of Discrimination in the Hiring of First‐ and Second‐generation Immigrants
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Previous field experiments that study ethnic discrimination in the labour market are extended in this paper, which outlines a study comparing discrimination of first‐ and second‐generation immigrants. Qualitatively identical resumes, belonging to first‐ and second‐generation immigrants from the Middle East, were sent to employers in Sweden that had advertised for labour. The findings suggest, somewhat unexpectedly, that first‐ and second‐generation immigrants have essentially the same probability of being invited to a job interview, which in turn is significantly lower than the probability of invitation to interview for natives.
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“Similarly, there is some evidence that employment agencies are less likely to show discrimination against immigrants, likely for similar reasons (Carlsson 2010).”
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“Carlsson (2010), for example, designed a field experiment to compare discrimination against first-and second-generation immigrants in Sweden, finding no difference in discrimination.”
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- Authors
- Carlsson, M.
- Affiliations
- Linnaeus University (SE)
- Corresponding author
- Carlsson, Magnus
- ORCID
- Carlsson, Magnus
- Venue
- LABOUR
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2010-08-17
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 263-278
- ISSN
- 1121-7081 (ISSN-L)
- 1467-9914
- OpenAlex
- W1990674164
- Cited by
- 125
- References
- 20
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 10 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 5
- FWCI
- 13.51
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Labour (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Labour Market and Migration
- Keywords
- ethnic discrimination, hiring discrimination, first-generation immigrants, immigrant children, Middle Eastern immigrants, employment discrimination, field experiments, resume screening, Sweden
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