Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/180479 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 11461
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We investigate the determinants and extent of labor market discrimination toward people with physical disabilities using a large scale field experiment. Applications were randomly sent to 1477 private firms advertising open positions. We find that average callback rates of disabled and non-disabled applicants are respectively 14.4% and 7.2%. We find this differential does not result from accessibility constraints related to firm infrastructures. We also find that mentioning eligibility to a government subsidy to cover the cost of workplace adaptation does not increase callback rates. Finally, we estimate that a lower bound of the proportion of discriminating firms is 49.7%.
Subjects: 
discrimination
disabilities
partial identification
JEL: 
J71
J68
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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