Different samples, different results? How sampling techniques affect the results of field experiments on ethnic discrimination

Auspurg, Katrin; Schneck, Andreas; Thiel, Fabian

doi:10.1016/j.rssm.2019.100444

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“…Questions remain, however, about the generalizability of findings from field experiments conducted through individual online platforms, given that these sources may be limited to a particular slice of the broader labor market. While there is evidence from the German housing market that ethnic discrimination does not vary by the source of the posting (Auspurg, Schneck, and Thiel 2020), to our knowledge similar work has not been conducted for the labor market or in the United States. Why might we expect to see variation in discrimination across job posting sources?…”

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Field Experiments and Job Posting Sources: The Consequences of Job Database Selection for Estimates of Racial Discrimination

Pedulla

Muñoz²,

Wullert

et al. 2021

Sociology of Race and Ethnicity

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Field experiments have proliferated throughout the social sciences and have become a mainstay for identifying racial discrimination during the hiring process. To date, field experiments of labor market discrimination have generally drawn their sample of job postings from limited sources, often from a single major online job posting website. While providing a large pool of job postings across labor markets, this narrow sampling procedure leaves open questions about the generalizability of the findings from field experiments of racial discrimination in the extant literature. In this paper, we present evidence from a field experiment examining racial discrimination in the hiring process that draws its sample from two sources: (1) a national online job posting website that aligns with previous research, and (2) a job aggregator service that scrapes the web daily in an effort to obtain all online job postings in the United States. While differing in the types of information they collect, we find the job postings drawn from the two sources result in similar estimates of discrimination against Black applicants. In other words, we do not find evidence that racial discrimination varies by the source of the job posting. We conclude by discussing the implications of these findings for studies of racial discrimination, discrimination along other axes of social difference, as well as field-experimental methods more broadly.

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Field Experiments and Job Posting Sources: The Consequences of Job Database Selection for Estimates of Racial Discrimination

Pedulla

Muñoz²,

Wullert

et al. 2021

Sociology of Race and Ethnicity

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“…This variation in the prevalence of disease may reflect the different management systems, the amount of contamination of the pastures with the tapeworm eggs, and the attempts for controlling and preventing infection [ 25 , 26 ]. In addition, the methods of selecting the samples and the techniques applied to detect infection could probably have effective roles in determining prevalence [ 27 ].…”

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First molecular confirmation of Coenurus cerebralis in sheep and goats with neurological behaviors in Iraq

2021

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Background and Aim: Coenurus cerebralis is the intermediate stage of the canine cestode, which infect sheep and goats, resulting mainly in neurological signs and causing direct and indirect economic losses. This study aimed to demonstrate the existence of C. cerebralis and to elucidate the role of this parasite in inducing neurological behaviors in sheep and goats. Materials and Methods: On the basis of historical data on neurological signs, we subjected 76 animals (49 sheep and 27 goats) of different ages, sexes, and geographical areas for molecular examination of their blood samples using the polymerase chain reaction assay. Results: Of the 76 animals, 23.68% tested positive for C. cerebralis infection. We found significant increases in infection (p<0.05) in sheep (26.53%) more than in goats (18.52%). Circling movement was prevalent significantly among both C. cerebralis-positive sheep and goats. The Nineveh region had a significant (p<0.05) increase in positive sheep and goats, and the sheep of all study regions were infected significantly (p<0.05) more than were the goats. We found no significant (p>0.05) variation between sheep ages ≥1-3 years and ≥3 years; however, both groups had a significantly (p≤0.043) higher positivity rate than did sheep ages <1 year. The findings of sheep ages <1 year and ≥1-3 years were significantly higher than those of the goats, but not for goats ages ≥3 years. Female sheep and goats showed a significant increase in positivity versus that for the males. Conclusion: To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first report in Iraq targeting detection of C. cerebralis in sheep and goats with neurological behaviors; therefore, additional studies involving different animals in other regions using molecular techniques are needed.

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“…Posts are manually scanned for duplicate address, housing development, company, and contact information. While this may bias the sample toward landlords with fewer units, previous research has shown that this is unlikely to bias the results (Auspurg et al, 2020).…”

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Homophobia and the home search: Rental market discrimination against same-sex couples in rural and urban housing markets

Hellyer

2021

Journal of Housing Economics

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Previous research has found discrimination against same-sex couples in the rental housing market. However, no studies have tested in rural markets, even though anti-LGBT attitudes may be more prevalent there due to conservative social norms and less frequent contact with LGBT people. I study whether the rate of discrimination against same-sex couples differs between rural and urban rental housing markets. I use a matched correspondence test design, sending email inquiries about the availability of rental homes to 445 landlords in 28 markets posing as either a same-sex or opposite-sex couple. Results compare rates of positive response between these groups, suggesting that landlords do not respond at substantially different rates to inquiries from same-sex or opposite-sex couples in rural or urban markets, nor do response rates differ between states with antidiscrimination ordinances and those without.

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Different samples, different results? How sampling techniques affect the results of field experiments on ethnic discrimination

Abstract: Different samples, different results? How sampling techniques affect the results of field experiments on ethnic discrimination Research in Social Stratification and Mobility

Cited by 14 publications

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Field Experiments and Job Posting Sources: The Consequences of Job Database Selection for Estimates of Racial Discrimination

Field Experiments and Job Posting Sources: The Consequences of Job Database Selection for Estimates of Racial Discrimination

First molecular confirmation of Coenurus cerebralis in sheep and goats with neurological behaviors in Iraq

Homophobia and the home search: Rental market discrimination against same-sex couples in rural and urban housing markets

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