From "Are Emily and Greg More Employable than Lakisha and Jamal? A Field Experiment on Labor Market Discrimination" by Marianne Bertrand and Sendhil Mullainathan
The authors conduct a field experiment to determine if stereotypical ethnic and non-ethnic sounding names in resumes as well as return mailing addresses constitutes a perceived proxy for race, and, thus, constitutes racial discrimination in job applicant "callbacks." The authors find it likely that a form of discrimination operates at all occupational levels and credentialing statuses.
-The authors' study is intended to determine if there is discrimination in:
A) Firing
B) Hiring
C) Promotions
D) Layoffs.

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The study focuses on discrimination in the process of hiring job applicants based on their perceived race, as determined by their names and return mailing addresses on their resumes. The study does not address discrimination in firing, promotions, or layoffs.

From "Are Emily and Greg More Employable Than Lakisha and Jamal