An Experimental Investigation of Age Discrimination in the Spanish Labour Market

17 Pages Posted: 13 Mar 2007 Last revised: 11 Sep 2024

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Peter A. Riach

Independent

Judith Rich

University of Portsmouth; IZA Institute of Labor Economics

Abstract

In a field experiment of age discrimination, pairs of men aged twenty-seven and forty-seven, inquired, by email, about employment as waiters in twenty five Spanish towns. Discrimination against the older waiters, corresponded to the highest rates ever recorded anywhere, by written tests, for racial discrimination.

Keywords: field experiment, employment, discrimination, age, hiring

JEL Classification: J71, C93

Suggested Citation

Riach, Peter A. and Rich, Judith, An Experimental Investigation of Age Discrimination in the Spanish Labour Market. IZA Discussion Paper No. 2654, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=970498

Judith Rich

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