Employment opportunities for ex-offenders:A field experiment on how type of crime and applicants’ ethnic background affect employment opportunities for low-educated men in the Netherlands
Previous research shows mixed results for the effect of having a criminal record on applicants’ chances in the job market. We argue that, to make sense of this mixed pattern of results and better understand the impact of having a criminal record, research should examine under which conditions the effect of having a criminal record on job seekers’ chances is smaller or larger. The current study uses an experimental design to examine the potential role of different offense types and applicants’ ethnic background. Specifically, we ask how applicants’ chances of success are influenced by prior con... Mehr ...
Verfasser: |
van den Berg, C. J.W.
Blommaert, L.
Bijleveld, C. C.J.H.
Ruiter, S. |
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Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: |
2020 |
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van den Berg , C J W , Blommaert , L , Bijleveld , C C J H & Ruiter , S 2020 , ' Employment opportunities for ex-offenders : A field experiment on how type of crime and applicants’ ethnic background affect employment opportunities for low-educated men in the Netherlands ' , Research in Social Stratification and Mobility , vol. 65 , 100476 , pp. 1-10 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rssm.2020.100476 |
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Criminal record
/ Employment
/ Ethnic background
/ Field experiment
/ Labor market discrimination
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/ Justice and Strong Institutions |
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Englisch |
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https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/bf61ee9b-d954-4df6-8470-b58fcd4cc7af |