Do terrorist attacks affect ethnic discrimination in the labour market?: Evidence from two randomized field experiments

Terrorist attacks are known to influence public opinion. But do they also change behaviour? We address this question by comparing the results of two identical randomized field experiments on ethnic discrimination in hiring that we conducted in Oslo. The first experiment was conducted before the 2011...

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Main Author: Birkelund, Gunn Elisabeth (Author)
Contributors: Chan, Tak Wing ; Ugreninov, Elisabeth
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: The British journal of sociology
Year: 2019, Volume: 70, Issue: 1, Pages: 241-260
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Keywords:
Ethnic discrimination
Field experiment
Labour market
Terrorism
Terrorist attack
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Summary:Terrorist attacks are known to influence public opinion. But do they also change behaviour? We address this question by comparing the results of two identical randomized field experiments on ethnic discrimination in hiring that we conducted in Oslo. The first experiment was conducted before the 2011 terrorist attacks in Norway; the second experiment was conducted after the attacks. In both experiments, applicants with a typical Pakistani name were significantly less likely to get a job interview compared to those with a typical Norwegian name. But the ethnic gap in call‐back rates were very similar in the two experiments. Thus, Pakistanis in Norway still experienced the same level of discrimination, despite claims that Norwegians have become more positive about migrants after the far‐right, anti‐migrant terrorist attacks of 2011.
ISSN:1468-4446
DOI:10.1111/1468-4446.12344