Labor Market Discrimination and Sorting : Evidence from South Africa
This 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...
Main Author: | Abel, Martin |
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Format: | Working Paper |
Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2017
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/668801504712927279/Labor-market-discrimination-and-sorting-evidence-from-South-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28357 |
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