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Erscheinungsjahr: 
2019
Schriftenreihe/Nr.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 12131
Verlag: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Zusammenfassung: 
We conducted a resume correspondence experiment to measure discrimination in hiring faced by Indigenous Peoples in the United States (Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians). We sent employers realistic resumes for common jobs (retail sales, kitchen staff, server, janitor, and security) in 11 cities and compared interview offer rates. We signaled Indigenous status in one of four different ways. Based on 13,516 applications, we do not find hiring discrimination in any context. These findings hold after numerous robustness checks, although our checks and discussions raise multiple concerns that are relevant to audit studies generally.
Schlagwörter: 
indigenous peoples
employment discrimination
Native American
Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian
Indian reservations
correspondence experiment
resume study
Oaxaca-Blinder Decomposition
JEL: 
J15
J7
C93
Dokumentart: 
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