Identifying Discrimination at Work: The Use of Field Experiments.
Identifying Discrimination at Work: The Use of Field Experiments.
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识别工作中的歧视：使用现场实验。
DOI：
10.1111/j.1540-4560.2012.01746.x
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发表时间：
2012
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Western,Bruce
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作者：
Pager,Devah;Western,Bruce
反歧视法为那些因种族、性别、宗教或民族出身而受到不公平待遇的工人提供保护。然而，为了援引这些保护，潜在的原告必须了解并能够记录歧视性待遇。鉴于当代形式歧视的微妙性，往往很难在歧视发生时加以识别。实地实验的方法提供了一种测量和检测雇用歧视的方法，提供了对真实的世界环境中歧视的直接观察。在这篇文章中，我们讨论了最近的两个实地实验测量低工资劳动力市场的种族歧视的结果。这项研究为研究人员和那些对民权执法感兴趣的人提供了几个相关的发现：（1）它产生了对雇用点歧视率的估计;（2）它产生了与歧视相关的相互作用的证据（其中许多揭示了当代歧视的微妙之处）;及（3）为反歧视法的研究及执法提供一个工具。
Antidiscrimination law offers protection to workers who have been treated unfairly on the basis of their race, gender, religion, or national origin. In order for these protections to be invoked, however, potential plaintiffs must be aware of and able to document discriminatory treatment. Given the subtlety of contemporary forms of discrimination, it is often difficult to identify discrimination when it has taken place. The methodology of field experiments offers one approach to measuring and detecting hiring discrimination, providing direct observation of discrimination in real‐world settings. In this article, we discuss the findings of two recent field experiments measuring racial discrimination in low wage labor markets. This research provides several relevant findings for researchers and those interested in civil rights enforcement: (1) it produces estimates of the rate of discrimination at the point of hire; (2) it yields evidence about the interactions associated with discrimination (many of which reveal the subtlety with which contemporary discrimination is practiced); and (3) it provides a vehicle for both research on and enforcement of antidiscrimination law.