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Physical Disability and Labor Market Discrimination: Evidence from a Video Résumé Field Experiment

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  • Charles Bellemare
  • Marion Goussé
  • Guy Lacroix
  • Steeve Marchand

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We sent fictitious applications to firms advertising job openings. We find that revealing a disability decreases callback rates by 25 percentage points. This result is not explained by accessibility constraints or lower productivity due to disability. We find that including a video résumé of a well-spoken applicant significantly increases callbacks by 10 percentage points for persons with and without disabilities, suggesting that discrimination is unaffected by quality signals in our context. Analysis of viewing activity suggests that employers seek less information when the applicant is disabled. Disclosing the disability later in the video increases employers' viewing time but leaves callback rates unchanged.

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  • Charles Bellemare & Marion Goussé & Guy Lacroix & Steeve Marchand, 2023. "Physical Disability and Labor Market Discrimination: Evidence from a Video Résumé Field Experiment," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, vol. 15(4), pages 452-476, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:aejapp:v:15:y:2023:i:4:p:452-76
    DOI: 10.1257/app.20210633
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    1. Charles Bellemare & Marion Goussé & Guy Lacroix & Steeve Marchand, 2023. "Discrimination envers les personnes en fauteuil roulant au Québec," Working Papers halshs-04439180, HAL.
    2. Antinyan, Armenak & Burn, Ian & Jones, Melanie K., 2024. "Productivity Signals and Disability-Related Hiring Discrimination: Evidence from a Field Experiment," IZA Discussion Papers 17290, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

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    JEL classification:

    • C93 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Field Experiments
    • J14 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of the Elderly; Economics of the Handicapped; Non-Labor Market Discrimination
    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J71 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Hiring and Firing
    • K31 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Labor Law
    • M51 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Firm Employment Decisions; Promotions

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