Tag
statistical_discrimination
3 findings
Labour & employmentOccupational Language InvarianceThe callback ratio between English-named and foreign-named resumes remained virtually constant at 1.3 to 1.9 across all occupational deciles, showing a 3.4 percentage point callback penalty in low language-requirement jobs like computer programmer/maintenance technician (decile 1, callback ratio 1.4) compared to a 6.7 percentage point penalty in high requirement jobs like executive recruiter/community counselor (decile 10, callback ratio 1.7).RCTLabour & employmentStatistical Stereotype Mitigation via Signal PrecisionModel proves reducing signal noise ($\sigma^2$) directly increases hiring probability for applicants with low observable proxies ($z_i$), contributing to a reduction in the high-to-low predicted earnings gap from 142% to 54%.Expert TheoryLabour & employmentStatistical Discrimination MitigationSignaling workshop gains were heavily concentrated among disadvantaged workers lacking tertiary education (40% wage increase over control) and those without prior permanent work experience. The intervention fully eliminated the 34% baseline earnings gap between experienced and inexperienced workers.RCT