When does gender occupational segregation start? An experimental evaluation of the effects of gender and parental occupation in the apprenticeship labor market
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- Fernandes, Ana ORCID University of Bern, Switzerland
- Huber, Martin ORCID University of Fribourg, Switzerland
- Plaza, Camila Statista, Hamburg, Germany
- 05.07.2023
Published in:
- Economics of Education Review. - Elsevier BV. - 2023, vol. 95, p. 102399
English
The apprenticeship market is the earliest possible entry point into the workforce in developed economies. Since early labor market shocks are likely magnified throughout professional life, avoiding mismatches between talent and occupations – for example due to gender- or status-based discrimination – appears crucial. This experimental study investigates the effects of applicant gender and its interaction with parental occupation on the probability of receiving an invitation to an interview in the Swiss apprenticeship labor market. We find no robust evidence of differential treatment by employers in most cases. Policies aimed at fostering gender equality across occupations should therefore focus on removing gender related educational or cultural barriers influencing occupational choices at young ages.
- Faculty
- Faculté des sciences économiques et sociales et du management
- Department
- Département d'économie politique
- Language
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- English
- Classification
- Economics
- License
- CC BY
- Open access status
- hybrid
- Identifiers
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- DOI 10.1016/j.econedurev.2023.102399
- ISSN 0272-7757
- Persistent URL
- https://folia.unifr.ch/unifr/documents/327034
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