Race and Marriage in the Labor Market: A Discrimination Correspondence Study in a Developing Country
通过向墨西哥招聘广告发送附有不同种族表型照片的假简历，发现土著长相的女性受到歧视，但男性未受影响。
In Mexico, as in most Latin American countries with indigenous populations, it is commonly believed that European phenotypes are preferred to mestizo or indigenous phenotypes. However, it is hard to test for such racial biases in the labor market using official statistics since race can only be inferred from native language. The experiment consisted on sending fictitious curriculums responding to job advertisements with randomized information of the applicants. The resumes included photographs representing three distinct phenotypes: Caucasian, mestizo, and indigenous. We find that indigenous looking females are discriminated against, but the effect is not present for males.