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Do Financial Incentives Encourage Women to Apply for a Tech Job? Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment

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  • Jan Feld
  • Edwin Ip
  • Andreas Leibbrandt
  • Joseph Vecci

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We conduct a natural field experiment to test whether offering financial incentives encourages more female job seekers to complete their applications for a tech job. All eligible applicants for the job were invited to perform an online skill assessment. We randomized whether or not they were offered an incentive of up to $10 for completing the assessment. We find no significant effect of the incentive for female applicants (or male applicants).

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  • Jan Feld & Edwin Ip & Andreas Leibbrandt & Joseph Vecci, 2023. "Do Financial Incentives Encourage Women to Apply for a Tech Job? Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 113, pages 432-435, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:apandp:v:113:y:2023:p:432-35
    DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20231061
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    JEL classification:

    • C93 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Field Experiments
    • D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand

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