Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/328165 
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Year of Publication: 
2024
Citation: 
[Journal:] Review of Economic Analysis (REA) [ISSN:] 1973-3909 [Volume:] 16 [Issue:] 2 [Year:] 2024 [Pages:] 221-241
Publisher: 
International Centre for Economic Analysis (ICEA), Waterloo (Ontario)
Abstract: 
This article provides a theoretical framework for comparing two different hiring practices: an unpaid competitive internship that is followed by a potential job offer versus a standard series of interviews. After fully characterising the optimal hiring process, I show that high-ability minorities can be harmed by labour regulations that cause employers to shift towards a hiring process in which they are more likely to discriminate. Furthermore, preventing employers from giving truthful references is shown to exacerbate the obstacles to employment of a community traditionally facing discrimination.
Subjects: 
Discrimination
Regulations
Labour
JEL: 
J01
J15
D2
L51
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Article

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