Abhijit Banerjee|Marianne Bertrand|Saugato Datta|Sendhil Mullainathan
Labor market discrimination in Delhi: Evidence from a field experiment
Massachusetts Institute of Technology|University of Chicago|World Bank|Harvard University Press
study role caste religion indias new economy sectorssoftware callcentersby sending 3160 fictitious resumes response 371 job openings around delhi india advertised major city papers online job sites randomly allocate castelinked surnames across resumes order isolate effect caste applicants jobsearch outcomes find evidence discrimination nonuppercaste ie scheduled caste scheduled tribe backward caste applicants software jobs find large significant differences callback rates uppercastes backward castes lesser extent scheduled castes case callcenter jobs evidence discrimination muslims either two kinds jobs apply overall evidence suggests applicants caste identities significantly affect callback decisions firms journal comparative economics 37 1 2009 1427