Gender discrimination is often regarded as an important driver of women's disadvantage in
the labour market, yet earlier studies show mixed results. However, because different …

An audit study is a specific type of field experiment primarily used to test for discriminatory
behavior when survey and interview questions induce social desirability bas. In this chapter …

Disability is associated with persistent labour market disadvantages. What is not clear is the
extent to which these disadvantages result from employers' discriminatory hiring decisions …

In this article, we consider the effect of criminal records on college admissions. Nearly 72
percent of colleges require criminal history information during their application processes …

“Algorithmic audits” have been embraced as tools to investigate the functioning and
consequences of sociotechnical systems. Though the term is used somewhat loosely in the …

Existing field experimental research unequivocally shows the existence of ethnic
discrimination in the labour market. Furthermore, studies have documented considerable …

Previous research has demonstrated that context matters in understanding unequal
treatment in hiring—for example, some studies have illustrated that hiring discrimination is …

Although observational studies from many countries have consistently shown that
motherhood negatively affects women's wages, experimental findings on its effect on the …

Researchers have used audit studies to provide causal evidence of racial discrimination for
nearly 60 years. Although audits are an excellent methodological tool to investigate the …

In this article, we ask whether macro-level changes during the first year of the COVID-19
pandemic relate to changes in the levels of discrimination against women and Black job …