Meta-analysis of field experiments shows no change in racial discrimination in hiring over time

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 114, Issue 41, 2017, Pages 10870-10875

  Quillian, Lincoln ^a   Pager, Devah ^b,c   Hexel, Ole ^a,d   Midtbøen, Arnfinn H ^e  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SCIENCES PO   (France)

^e INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Ethnicity; Field experiments; Labor markets; Race

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LABOR; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACISM; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNEMPLOYMENT; META ANALYSIS; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION;

HUMANS; PERSONNEL SELECTION; RACISM; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 85030766156     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1706255114     Document Type: Article

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