Discrimination based on place of residence and access to employment

The purpose of this study is to assess the degree of employment discrimination against young people according to their place of residence. We considered several spatial scales in order to measure the effect of the reputation of the administrative department or county, the town or municipality and of...

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Published inUrban studies (Edinburgh, Scotland) Vol. 53; no. 2; pp. 267 - 286
Main Authors Bunel, Mathieu, L'Horty, Yannick, Petit, Pascale
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England Sage Publications, Ltd 01.02.2016
SAGE Publications
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Balances (scales)
Discrimination
Econometrics
Economics and Finance
Employment
Employment discrimination
Employment interviews
Fast food industry
Geography
Humanities and Social Sciences
Reputations
Residence
Restaurants
Spatial discrimination
Young adults
Youth
Youth employment
discrimination
employment
experiment
neighbourhood
testing
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Summary:The purpose of this study is to assess the degree of employment discrimination against young people according to their place of residence. We considered several spatial scales in order to measure the effect of the reputation of the administrative department or county, the town or municipality and of the local neighbourhood. The evaluation is performed using correspondence test data carried out between October 2011 and February 2012. We studied 2988 candidacies that were submitted to 498 job offers (waiters and cooks) within the restaurant industry and located in the Paris area. Statistical and econometric results pointed out that resident effect is significant and important in magnitude: a good address can triple the chances of being invited to a job interview.
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ISSN:0042-0980
1360-063X
DOI:10.1177/0042098014563470