Unintended Effects of Anonymous
Luc Behaghel
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Résumé
We evaluate an experimental program in which the French public employment service anonymized résumés for firms that were hiring. Firms were free to participate or not; participating firms were then randomly assigned to receive either anonymous résumés or name-bearing ones. We find that participating firms become less likely to interview and hire minority candidates when receiving anonymous résumés. We show how these unexpected results can be explained by the self-selection of firms into the program and by the fact that anonymization prevents the attenuation of negative signals when the candidate belongs to a minority.
Domaines
Economies et financesFormat du dépôt | Notice |
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Type de dépôt | Article dans une revue |
Résumé |
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We evaluate an experimental program in which the French public employment service anonymized résumés for firms that were hiring. Firms were free to participate or not; participating firms were then randomly assigned to receive either anonymous résumés or name-bearing ones. We find that participating firms become less likely to interview and hire minority candidates when receiving anonymous résumés. We show how these unexpected results can be explained by the self-selection of firms into the program and by the fact that anonymization prevents the attenuation of negative signals when the candidate belongs to a minority.
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Titre |
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Unintended Effects of Anonymous
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Auteur(s) |
Luc Behaghel
1, 2
, Bruno Crépon
3
, Thomas Le Barbanchon
3
1
PSE -
Paris School of Economics
( 301309 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
2
PSE -
Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques
( 139754 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
3
CREST -
Centre de Recherche en Économie et Statistique
( 2579 )
- 5, Avenue Henry Le Chatelier
91120 Palaiseau
- France
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Numéro |
3
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Volume |
7
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Date de publication |
2015-07
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Audience |
Internationale
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Nom de la revue |
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Page/Identifiant |
1-27
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Public visé |
Scientifique
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Mots-clés (JEL) |
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Domaine(s) |
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Financement |
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Voir aussi |
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Projet(s) ANR |
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Mots-clés |
en
Non-labor Discrimination
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DOI | 10.1257/app.20140185 |
ProdINRA | 333462 |
UT key WOS | 000356954300001 |
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