Is Affirmative Action an Effective Policy for Reducing Labor Market Inequality?.

Format:

Video

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (13 minutes)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Latest Thinking, [date of publication not identified]

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Gender inequality remains a widespread problem in labor markets. In this video, MARCELA IBÁÑEZ-DÍAZ asks whether affirmative action is an effective policy for reducing disparities between men and women in terms of pay and access to employment. The research team set up an experiment which revealed gender disparities in application rates for a job, based on the foregrounding of affirmative action. Ibáñez-Díaz concludes not only that affirmative action helps to improve women's position in the labor market but also that it achieves this without efficiency cost. Providing clear recommendations for policymakers, Ibáñez-Díaz calls for further work that will test the applicability of the study's findings in different research contexts.

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