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A few years ago, a study found strong evidence for discrimination against female migrants wearing headscarves in Germany:

ftp.iza.org/dp10217.pdf by Doris Weichselbaumer, forthcoming in ILR Review

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Call-back rates for job interview:

The study has now been replicated in the Netherlands, finding strong evidence for discrimination:

doi.org/10.1080/136918… by @RamosMa_, @LexThijssen, and @MarcelCoenders in a special issue of @scmrjems edited by @BramLancee

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Call-back rates for job interview:

Likewise in Spain — and especially in Catalonia — female migrants wearing headscarves receive substantially fewer positive call-backs compared to equally qualified majority applicants:

doi.org/10.1080/136918… by @RamosMa_ et al.

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Call-back rates for job interview:

These findings may still *underestimate* labor market discrimination, as discrimination in callbacks is often much smaller than discrimination in job offers.

See this meta-analysis of field experiments: ipr.northwestern.edu/publications/d… by @LincolnQuillian, John Lee, Mariana Oliver

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