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

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

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We investigate the determinants and extent of labor market discrimination toward people with physical disabilities using a large scale field experiment. Applications were randomly sent to 1477 private firms advertising open positions. We find that average callback rates of disabled and non-disabled applicants are respectively 14.4% and 7.2%. We find this differential does not result from accessibility constraints related to firm infrastructures. We also find that mentioning eligibility to a government subsidy to cover the cost of workplace adaptation does not increase callback rates. Finally, we estimate that a lower bound of the proportion of discriminating firms is 49.7%.

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  • Charles Bellemare & Marion Gousse & Guy Lacroix & Steeve Marchand, 2018. "Physical Disability and Labor Market Discrimination: Evidence from a Field Experiment," CESifo Working Paper Series 6986, CESifo.
    • Handle: RePEc:ces:ceswps:_6986
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    1. Carroll, Eamonn & Timmons, Shane & McGinnity, Frances, 2023. "Experimental tests of public support for disability policy," Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), number RS159.
    2. Asya Bellia, 2021. "How do different policy combinations affect the labour market attachment of disabled individuals? A review of the literatur," Discussion Papers 2021/283, Dipartimento di Economia e Management (DEM), University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
    3. 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).
    4. Louise Philomene Mbaye, 2018. "Handicap et discriminations dans l'accès à l'emploi : un testing dans les établissements culturels," Working Papers halshs-01878461, HAL.
    5. Morley Gunderson & Byron Lee & Guenther Lomas, 2022. "The importance of prejudice against persons with disabilities," Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 55(1), pages 138-155, February.
    6. Louise Philomène Mbaye, 2018. "Handicap et discriminations dans l’accès à l’emploi : un testing dans les établissements culturels," TEPP Research Report 2018-04, TEPP.
    7. Bjørnshagen, Vegar & Rooth, Dan-Olof & Ugreninov, Elisabeth, 2023. "Disability, Gender and Hiring Discrimination: A Field Experiment," IZA Discussion Papers 16217, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    8. Sylvain Chareyron & Yannick L'Horty & Philom ne Mbaye & Pascale Petit, 2022. "Impacts of quota policy and employer obligation to adapt workstations on discrimination against people with disabilities: Lessons from an experiment," TEPP Working Paper 2022-17, TEPP.

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    • J71 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Hiring and Firing
    • J68 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Public Policy

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