Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/194381
Year of Publication: 
2017
Citation: 
[Journal:] IZA Journal of Labor Policy [ISSN:] 2193-9004 [Volume:] 6 [Issue:] 6 [Publisher:] Springer [Place:] Heidelberg [Year:] 2017 [Pages:] 1-23
Publisher: 
Springer, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
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.
Subjects: 
Ex-offenders
Field experiments
Labor market discrimination
JEL: 
C93
J71
K42
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Document Type: 
Article

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