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What does a job candidate's age signal to employers?
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Author
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Abstract
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| Research has shown that hiring discrimination is a barrier for older job candidates in many OECD countries. However, little research has delved into why these job candidates face discrimination. Therefore, we have con-ducted an online scenario experiment involving recruiters to empirically investigate 15 potential stigmas related to older age drawn from a systematic review of the literature. We found that older age particularly signals to recruiters that the applicant has lower technological skills, flexibility, and trainability levels. Together, these per-ceptions explain about 41% of the effect of age on the probability of being invited to a job interview. Additionally, we found that the negative association between age and the invitation to interview probability is smaller when recruiters work for firms with a higher percentage of older employees. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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Labour economics : official journal of the European Association of Labour Economists. - Amsterdam, 1993, currens
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Publication
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Amsterdam
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Elsevier
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2021
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ISSN
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0927-5371
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1879-1034
[online]
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DOI
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10.1016/J.LABECO.2021.102003
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Volume/pages
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71
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Article Reference
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102003
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ISI
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000683733100004
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Medium
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E-only publicatie
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Full text (open access)
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Full text (publisher's version - intranet only)
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