TY - JOUR
T1 - Unexplored dimensions of discrimination in Europe
T2 - homosexuality and physical appearance
AU - Patacchini, Eleonora
AU - Ragusa, Giuseppe
AU - Zenou, Yves
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
PY - 2015/10
Y1 - 2015/10
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Discrimination
KW - Field experiment
KW - Gays
KW - Lesbians
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85110460486&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s00148-014-0533-9
DO - 10.1007/s00148-014-0533-9
M3 - Article
SN - 0933-1433
VL - 28
SP - 1045
EP - 1073
JO - Journal of Population Economics
JF - Journal of Population Economics
IS - 4
ER -