Monday, April 19, 2010

Race and unemployment

Are you surprised by this? "The experiment recruited white, black, and Latino job applicants, called testers, who were matched on demographic characteristics and interpersonal skills. The testers were given equivalent resumes and sent to apply in tandem for hundreds of entry-level jobs. Our results show that black applicants were half as likely to receive a callback or job offer relative to equally qualified whites." More...

From the ever-reliable P.A.P. blog.

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