Hiring discrimination against pro-union applicants: the role of union density and firm size
"We study the causal impact of revealing pro-unionism during the recruitment stage on hiring chances. To this end, we conduct a randomised field experiment in the Belgian labour market. When matched with employer and sector data, the experimentally gathered data enable us to test the heterogene...
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| Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
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| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19116242124919344249-Hiring-discrimination-against-.htm |
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| author | Baert, Stijn Omey, Eddy |
| author_facet | Baert, Stijn Omey, Eddy |
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| description | "We study the causal impact of revealing pro-unionism during the recruitment stage on hiring chances. To this end, we conduct a randomised field experiment in the Belgian labour market. When matched with employer and sector data, the experimentally gathered data enable us to test the heterogeneity of discrimination against pro-union applicants by the union density in the sector and the size of the firm. We find that disclosure of pro-unionism affects hiring chances in a negative way and that – in line with our expectations based on the literature – this negative impact is stronger in highly unionised sectors." |
| format | TEXT |
| geographic | Belgium |
| id | 19116242124919344249_67ac4473b19340acb631564c0c570784 |
| institution | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
| is_hierarchy_id | 19116242124919344249_67ac4473b19340acb631564c0c570784 |
| is_hierarchy_title | Hiring discrimination against pro-union applicants: the role of union density and firm size |
| language | English |
| physical | 27 p. Digital |
| publishDate | 2014 |
| publisher | Bonn IZA |
| spellingShingle | Baert, Stijn Omey, Eddy discrimination recruitment trade union membership Hiring discrimination against pro-union applicants: the role of union density and firm size |
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| title | Hiring discrimination against pro-union applicants: the role of union density and firm size |
| topic | discrimination recruitment trade union membership |
| url | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19116242124919344249-Hiring-discrimination-against-.htm |