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Does university prestige lead to discrimination in the labour market? Evidence from a labour market field experiment in three countries. ESRI Research Bulletin 202103 January 2021.

Mihut, Georgiana (2021) Does university prestige lead to discrimination in the labour market? Evidence from a labour market field experiment in three countries. ESRI Research Bulletin 202103 January 2021. UNSPECIFIED.

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    Abstract

    This research used an experiment to test whether employers in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia prioritize university prestige over relevant skills when reviewing IT and accounting job applications. Results found that job applications that closely matched the job description were 79 per cent more likely to receive a call-back than applications that had a low skill match, whilst university prestige did not matter across sectors of the labour market and across countries.

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    Subjects for non-EU documents: EU policies and themes > Policies & related activities > employment/labour market
    EU policies and themes > Policies & related activities > information technology policy
    EU policies and themes > Policies & related activities > education policy/vocational training
    Subjects for EU documents: UNSPECIFIED
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    EU Annual Reports: UNSPECIFIED
    Series: Series > Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), Dublin > ESRI Research Bulletin
    Depositing User: Daniel Pennell
    Official EU Document: No
    Language: English
    Date Deposited: 11 Aug 2021 11:13
    Number of Pages: 4
    Last Modified: 11 Aug 2021 11:13
    URI: http://aei.pitt.edu/id/eprint/103487

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