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Labor Market Discrimination and Sorting: Evidence from South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorAbel, Martin
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-21T16:59:56Z
dc.date.available2017-09-21T16:59:56Z
dc.date.issued2017-09
dc.description.abstractThis paper collects a unique data set of classified ads and exploits quasi-random variation in the applicant pool composition to test for hiring discrimination against immigrants in South Africa's informal sector. Consistent with a tournament models in which immigrants are penalized, the analysis finds that foreigners and natives benefit from being pooled with foreign job seekers. Next, the paper tests whether discrimination affects search behavior. Controlling for location fixed effects, the analysis finds suggestive evidence for sorting: immigrants search further away and higher discrimination in the residential area is positively correlated with the decision to search in different suburbs.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/668801504712927279/Labor-market-discrimination-and-sorting-evidence-from-South-Africa
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8180
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/28357
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 8180
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectHIRING DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectIMMIGRANTS
dc.subjectAFRICA GENDER POLICY
dc.subjectGENDER INNOVATION LAB
dc.subjectWOMEN AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
dc.titleLabor Market Discrimination and Sortingen
dc.title.subtitleEvidence from South Africaen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleLabor Market Discrimination and Sorting: Evidence from South Africa
okr.date.disclosure2017-09-06
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/668801504712927279/Labor-market-discrimination-and-sorting-evidence-from-South-Africa
okr.guid668801504712927279
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8180
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b08547a8e9_3_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum27959769
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/668801504712927279/pdf/WPS8180.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countrySouth Africa
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okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Employment and Shared Growth
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Equity and Development
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Migration and Development
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.unitJobs Cross Cutting Solution Area and the Africa Region
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