Labor Market Discrimination Against Venezuelans in Peru: Evidence from a Correspondence Study

Through a correspondence study in Peru between July and September of 2021, we analyze the probability of Peruvian and Venezuelan applicants receiving callbacks to participate in a second stage of a job selection process. We studied the difference in the response rate by nationality and tested potent...

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Autores: Torres, Javier, Herz, Santiago, Pérez, Abel, Barrón, Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Perú
Institución:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:PUCP-Institucional
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.pucp.edu.pe:20.500.14657/203379
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/economia/article/view/30387/27235
https://doi.org/10.18800/economia.202402.001
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Discrimination
Labor market
Nationality
Immigrants
Correspondence study
Peru
https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#5.02.01
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Sumario:Through a correspondence study in Peru between July and September of 2021, we analyze the probability of Peruvian and Venezuelan applicants receiving callbacks to participate in a second stage of a job selection process. We studied the difference in the response rate by nationality and tested potential mechanisms to reduce it, like holding a temporary residence permit (PTP) or having previous work experience in Peru. We find evidence of discrimination towards Venezuelan immigrants, as they have 4 percentage points less probability of receiving a callback than their Peruvian counterpart (a 43% difference with the control group rate). While previous work experience in Peru offsets the gap, holding a PTP does not attenuate employment discrimination.