Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/180435 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 11417
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Relying on a correspondence study conducted in France before the 2015 attacks, this paper compares the callback rates of immigrants of Muslim and Christian culture who originate from the same country and whose religiosity varies from non-religious to religious. Based on responses to over 6,200 job ads, the results reveal an insignificant disadvantage for Muslims when they are not religious. However, Muslims lose further ground when they are religious, while the reverse occurs for Christians. Consequently, religious Muslims must submit twice as many applications as religious Christians before being called back by the recruiters. A follow-up survey confirms that the signal used to convey fictitious applicants' religiosity is not only viewed as relevant but that it is also correctly interpreted by employers.
Subjects: 
religion
religiosity
Islam
discrimination
France
correspondence study
JEL: 
C93
J15
J71
Z12
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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