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Latinos in the United States and in Spain: the impact of ethnic group stereotypes on labour market outcomes
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Abstract
This is the first harmonised correspondence study on the recruitment behaviour of employers in the US and in Spain. By comparing the call-back rates of Latino minority and majority group applicants, we measure the labour market discrimination that Latinos experience in these two national contexts. D... view more
This is the first harmonised correspondence study on the recruitment behaviour of employers in the US and in Spain. By comparing the call-back rates of Latino minority and majority group applicants, we measure the labour market discrimination that Latinos experience in these two national contexts. Due to their proximity in terms of culture and language, Latinos are expected to experience less discrimination in Spain than in the US. This is supported by our findings, as the level of discrimination against Latinos in the US is high and statistically significant, while we find no evidence of statistically significant discrimination against Latinos in Spain. In line with research on the intersection between ethnicity and gender in stereotyping, we find gender differences regarding discrimination in both countries, though in opposite directions. While Latino males are more discriminated than Latino females in the US, Latino females experience more discrimination than their male counterparts in Spain, who are not treated differently from Spanish native men. Our results indicate that ethnic group stereotypes are country-specific and different for males and females of the same ethnicity. Moreover, we find partial evidence that ethnic group stereotypes can be counteracted when favourable information on warmth and competence is provided.... view less
Keywords
Latin America; migrant; immigration; United States of America; Spain; ethnic group; minority; stereotype; labor market; occupational integration; staffing; discrimination; gender-specific factors
Classification
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Social Psychology
Free Keywords
Latinos; harmonised field experiment
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Page/Pages
p. 1-21
Journal
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 45 (2019)
Issue topic
Ethnic discrimination in the labour market: comparing groups across contexts - results from a cross-national field experiment
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10419/200754
ISSN
1469-9451
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed