Computerizing audit studies

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
Year: 2009
Volume: 70
Issue: 3
Pages: 508-514

Authors (2)

Lahey, Joanna N. (Texas A&M University) Beasley, Ryan A. (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

This paper briefly discusses the history, benefits, and shortcomings of traditional audit field experiments to study market discrimination. Specifically it identifies template bias and experimenter bias as major concerns in the traditional audit method and demonstrates through an empirical example that computerization of a resume or correspondence audit can efficiently increase sample size and greatly mitigate these concerns. Finally, it presents a useful meta-tool that future researchers can use to create their own resume audits.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:jeborg:v:70:y:2009:i:3:p:508-514
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25