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Do Large Employers Treat Racial Minorities More Fairly? An Analysis of Canadian Field Experiment Data
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- Banerjee, Rupa (Author)
- Reitz, Jeffrey G. (Author)
- Oreopoulos, Phil (Author)
Title
Do Large Employers Treat Racial Minorities More Fairly? An Analysis of Canadian Field Experiment Data
Abstract
Analysis of amended data from a large-scale Canadian employment audit study (Oreopoulos 2011) shows substantial organization size differences in discrimination against skilled applicants with Asian (Chinese, Indian, or Pakistani) names in the decision to call for an interview. In organizations with more than 500 employees, Asian-named applicants are 20 percent less likely to receive a callback; in smaller organizations, the disadvantage is nearly 40 percent. Large organizations may discriminate less frequently because of more resources in recruitment and training, more human resources development, and greater experience with diversity. Anonymized résumé review may allow organizations to test hiring procedures for discrimination fairly inexpensively.
Publication
Canadian Public Policy
Volume
44
Issue
1
Pages
1-12
Date
March 2018
Language
en
ISSN
0317-0861, 1911-9917
Short Title
Do Large Employers Treat Racial Minorities More Fairly?
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Citation
Banerjee, R., Reitz, J. G., & Oreopoulos, P. (2018). Do Large Employers Treat Racial Minorities More Fairly? An Analysis of Canadian Field Experiment Data. Canadian Public Policy, 44(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.3138/cpp.2017-033
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