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Discrimination in Hiring in France : findings and courses of action

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  • Nicolas Jacquemet

    (BETA - Bureau d'Économie Théorique et Appliquée - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - UNISTRA - Université de Strasbourg - UL - Université de Lorraine - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

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Among migrant populations, discrimination in hiring is a significant obstacle to entering the labour market, an important conduit to integration. This study compares the rate of success of CVs that are identical except for the names that were changed. The results show that with the same CV, an applicant with a migrant background receives 40 per cent fewer invitations to an interview than an applicant identified as a « native ». This discrimination does not appear for female applicants when a good command of the French language is obvious. These results open the way to new tools with which to counter discrimination, which consist of improving the available information about an applicant's skills, such as, for example, a certificate of proficiency in French.

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  • Nicolas Jacquemet, 2013. "Discrimination in Hiring in France : findings and courses of action," Post-Print halshs-02527050, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:halshs-02527050
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    1. Anthony Edo & Nicolas Jacquemet & Constantine Yannelis, 2019. "Language skills and homophilous hiring discrimination: Evidence from gender and racially differentiated applications," Review of Economics of the Household, Springer, vol. 17(1), pages 349-376, March.
    2. Nicolas Jacquemet & Anthony Edo, 2013. "La discrimination à l’embauche, Sur le marché du travail Français," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) halshs-01324371, HAL.
    3. Anthony Edo & Nicolas Jacquemet & Constantine Yannelis, 2019. "Language skills and homophilous hiring discrimination: Evidence from gender and racially differentiated applications," Review of Economics of the Household, Springer, vol. 17(1), pages 349-376, March.
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    1. Emilie Arnoult & Marie-Odile Ruault & Emmanuel Valat & Pierre Villedieu & Thomas Breda & Nicolas Jacquemet & Morgane Laouenan & Roland Rathelot & Mirna Safi & Clara Schaeper & Joyce Sultan Parraud & A, 2021. "Gender discrimination in hiring: Lessons from a large-scale correspondence test," SciencePo Working papers Main halshs-03524771, HAL.

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