Sex Discrimination in Restaurant Hiring: An Audit Study

S-Tier
Journal: Quarterly Journal of Economics
Year: 1996
Volume: 111
Issue: 3
Pages: 915-941

Authors (3)

David Neumark (University of California-Irvin...) Roy J. Bank (not in RePEc) Kyle D. Van Nort (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

2.681 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

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

Abstract

In an audit study of sex discrimination in hiring, comparably matched pairs of men and women applied for jobs as waiters and waitresses at restaurants in Philadelphia. In high-price restaurants (where earnings are higher), job applications from women had an estimated probability of receiving a job offer that was lower by about 0.4, and an estimated probability of receiving an interview that was lower by about 0.35. Both estimated differentials are statistically significant. Additional evidence suggests that customer discrimination partly underlies the hiring discrimination.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:oup:qjecon:v:111:y:1996:i:3:p:915-941.
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-26