Testing (or correspondence study method)

Nicolas Jacquemet (1, 2, 3)

1 PSE - Paris School of Economics
2 CES - Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne
3 LIEPP - Laboratoire interdisciplinaire d'évaluation des politiques publiques (Sciences Po)

Correspondence testing is a quantitative method aimed at measuring discrimination. It involves sending fictitious applications in response to real offers (for example, job offers). By providing and objective measure of discriminatory behaviour, this method is very useful, from a prospective point of view, for designing anti-discrimination policies.

Mots clés: quantitative methods; correspondence; discrimination; anti-discrimination policies; experimental applications

Domaines: Sciences de l'Homme et Société; Science politique

Nicolas Jacquemet. Testing (or correspondence study method). LIEPP Methods Brief n°6, 2023. ⟨hal-04094048⟩