Unexplored dimensions of discrimination in Europe: homosexuality and physical appearance
Unexplored dimensions of discrimination in Europe: homosexuality and physical appearance
We study labor-market discrimination of individuals with “specific” characteristics in Italy. We conduct a field experiment in two Italian cities: Rome and Milan, by sending “fake” CVs to real ads. We find that there is a strong penalty for homosexuals, i.e., about 30 % less chance to be called back compared to a heterosexual male and even more so if they are highly skilled. On the other hand, we find no penalty for homosexual females. We also find a beauty premium for females only but this premium is much lower when the “pretty” woman is skilled.
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Patacchini, Eleonora
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Ragusa, Giuseppe
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Zenou, Yves
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1 October 2015
Patacchini, Eleonora
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Ragusa, Giuseppe
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Zenou, Yves
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Patacchini, Eleonora, Ragusa, Giuseppe and Zenou, Yves
(2015)
Unexplored dimensions of discrimination in Europe: homosexuality and physical appearance.
Journal of Population Economics, 28 (4), .
(doi:10.1007/s00148-014-0533-9).
Abstract
We study labor-market discrimination of individuals with “specific” characteristics in Italy. We conduct a field experiment in two Italian cities: Rome and Milan, by sending “fake” CVs to real ads. We find that there is a strong penalty for homosexuals, i.e., about 30 % less chance to be called back compared to a heterosexual male and even more so if they are highly skilled. On the other hand, we find no penalty for homosexual females. We also find a beauty premium for females only but this premium is much lower when the “pretty” woman is skilled.
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e-pub ahead of print date: 30 September 2014
Published date: 1 October 2015
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/410787
ISSN: 0933-1433
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