The Impact of Employer Discrimination on Female Labor Market Outcomes : Experimental Evidence from Tunisia (English)

The role of employer discrimination in widening labor market differences between men and women has been hypothesized and investigated in different settings. Using a field experiment, this paper examines the presence and magnitude of gender-based discrimination by employers at the point of screening in Tunisia. The study sent out 1,571 fictitious and substantially identical pairs of male and female resumes in response to online job advertisements...

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Alaref,Jumana Jamal Subhi;

Nikaein Towfighian,Samira;

Paez Salamanca,Gustavo Nicolas;

Audah,Mohammed Thabet M;
Document Date
2020/08/13
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS9361
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Tunisia,
Region
Middle East and North Africa,
Disclosure Date
2020/08/13
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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The Impact of Employer Discrimination on Female Labor Market Outcomes : Experimental Evidence from Tunisia
Keywords
Labor Market

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Alaref,Jumana Jamal Subhi; Nikaein Towfighian,Samira; Paez Salamanca,Gustavo Nicolas; Audah,Mohammed Thabet M.

The Impact of Employer Discrimination on Female Labor Market Outcomes : Experimental Evidence from Tunisia (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 9361 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/876761597329961148

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