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A field experiment investigating age discrimination in four European labour markets

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In a field experiment investigating age discrimination, pairs of men, aged 27 and 47, inquired about employment as waiters in towns across England, France, Germany and Spain. Statistically significant discrimination against the older waiter was found in all four countries, but it was considerably higher in France and Spain than in England and Germany.

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  • Peter A. Riach, 2015. "A field experiment investigating age discrimination in four European labour markets," International Review of Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(5), pages 608-619, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:irapec:v:29:y:2015:i:5:p:608-619
    DOI: 10.1080/02692171.2015.1021667
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    1. David Neumark, 2016. "Experimental Research on Labor Market Discrimination," NBER Working Papers 22022, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    2. Vânia de la Fuente-Núñez & Ella Cohn-Schwartz & Senjooti Roy & Liat Ayalon, 2021. "Scoping Review on Ageism against Younger Populations," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(8), pages 1-24, April.
    3. Piopiunik, Marc & Schwerdt, Guido & Simon, Lisa & Woessmann, Ludger, 2020. "Skills, signals, and employability: An experimental investigation," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 123(C).
    4. Lippens, Louis & Vermeiren, Siel & Baert, Stijn, 2023. "The state of hiring discrimination: A meta-analysis of (almost) all recent correspondence experiments," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 151(C).
    5. Nüß, Patrick, 2017. "Duration Dependence as an Unemployment Stigma: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Germany," GLO Discussion Paper Series 88, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    6. Van Borm, Hannah & Burn, Ian & Baert, Stijn, 2021. "What Does a Job Candidate's Age Signal to Employers?," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 71(C).
    7. Dalle, Axana & Lippens, Louis & Baert, Stijn, 2023. "Nothing Really Matters: Evaluating Demand-Side Moderators of Age Discrimination in Hiring," IZA Discussion Papers 16672, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    8. Fang, Tony & Gunderson, Morley & Lee, Byron, 2021. "Can Older Workers Be Retrained? Canadian Evidence from Worker-Firm Linked Data," IZA Discussion Papers 14282, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    9. Cebulla Andreas & Wilkinson David, 2019. "Responses to an Ageing Workforce: Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom," Business Systems Research, Sciendo, vol. 10(1), pages 120-137, April.
    10. Gaddis, S. Michael, 2018. "An Introduction to Audit Studies in the Social Sciences," SocArXiv e5hfc, Center for Open Science.
    11. David Neumark, 2018. "Experimental Research on Labor Market Discrimination," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 56(3), pages 799-866, September.

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