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Discrimination in hiring people of supposedly North African origin: What lessons from a large-scale correspondence test?

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  • Émili Arnoult

    (LIRSA - Laboratoire interdisciplinaire de recherche en sciences de l'action - CNAM - Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers [CNAM])

  • Marie Ruault

    (Université Gustave Eiffel)

  • Emmanuel Valat

    (ERUDITE - Equipe de Recherche sur l’Utilisation des Données Individuelles en lien avec la Théorie Economique - UPEC UP12 - Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 - Université Gustave Eiffel)

  • Pierre Villedieu

    (LIEPP - Laboratoire interdisciplinaire d'évaluation des politiques publiques (Sciences Po) - Sciences Po - Sciences Po)

  • Thomas Breda

    (PSE - Paris School of Economics - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - ENS-PSL - École normale supérieure - Paris - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - ENPC - École des Ponts ParisTech - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement)

  • Nicolas Jacquemet

    (PSE - Paris School of Economics - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - ENS-PSL - École normale supérieure - Paris - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - ENPC - École des Ponts ParisTech - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, CES - Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Morgane Laouenan

    (CES - Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, LIEPP - Laboratoire interdisciplinaire d'évaluation des politiques publiques (Sciences Po) - Sciences Po - Sciences Po)

  • Roland Rathelot

    (CREST - Centre de Recherche en Économie et Statistique - ENSAI - Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Analyse de l'Information [Bruz] - X - École polytechnique - IP Paris - Institut Polytechnique de Paris - ENSAE Paris - École Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Économique - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Mirna Safi

    (LIEPP - Laboratoire interdisciplinaire d'évaluation des politiques publiques (Sciences Po) - Sciences Po - Sciences Po)

  • Joyce Sultan Parraud

    (IPP - Institut des politiques publiques)

  • Améli Allegre

    (ISM-CORUM - Inter-service migrants - Centre d'Observation et de Recherche sur l'Urbain et ses Mutations)

  • Anna Bagramova

    (ISM-CORUM - Inter-service migrants - Centre d'Observation et de Recherche sur l'Urbain et ses Mutations)

  • Frédériq E Bouvier

    (ISM-CORUM - Inter-service migrants - Centre d'Observation et de Recherche sur l'Urbain et ses Mutations)

  • Fabrice Foroni

    (ISM-CORUM - Inter-service migrants - Centre d'Observation et de Recherche sur l'Urbain et ses Mutations)

  • Sara Ftoh Fennane

    (ISM-CORUM - Inter-service migrants - Centre d'Observation et de Recherche sur l'Urbain et ses Mutations)

  • Isabelle Huet

    (ISM-CORUM - Inter-service migrants - Centre d'Observation et de Recherche sur l'Urbain et ses Mutations)

  • Bianka Kozma

    (ISM-CORUM - Inter-service migrants - Centre d'Observation et de Recherche sur l'Urbain et ses Mutations)

  • Amine Medaghri Alaoui

    (ISM-CORUM - Inter-service migrants - Centre d'Observation et de Recherche sur l'Urbain et ses Mutations)

  • Elshaday Tekle

    (ISM-CORUM - Inter-service migrants - Centre d'Observation et de Recherche sur l'Urbain et ses Mutations)

Abstract

This study is the result of a collaboration between the Direction de l'Animation de la Recherche, des Études et des Statistiques – Mission d'Animation de la Recherche (Dares-MAR), the Institut des Politiques Publiques (IPP) and the Inter Service Migrants – Centre d'Observation et de Recherche sur l'Urbain et ses Mutation (ISM CORUM). This study benefited from financial support provided by the Dares.

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  • Émili Arnoult & Marie Ruault & Emmanuel Valat & Pierre Villedieu & Thomas Breda & Nicolas Jacquemet & Morgane Laouenan & Roland Rathelot & Mirna Safi & Joyce Sultan Parraud & Améli Allegre & Anna Bagr, 2021. "Discrimination in hiring people of supposedly North African origin: What lessons from a large-scale correspondence test?," Post-Print halshs-03693421, HAL.
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