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    Self-assessed vs. statistical evidence of racial discrimination: The case of indigenous Australians

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    Authors
    Duncan, Alan
    Mavisakalyan, Astghik
    Tarverdi, Yashar
    Date
    2018
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Duncan, A. and Mavisakalyan, A. and Tarverdi, Y. 2018. Self-assessed vs. statistical evidence of racial discrimination: The case of indigenous Australians. Applied Economics. -.
    Source Title
    Applied Economics
    ISSN
    0003-6846
    School
    Bankwest-Curtin Economics Centre
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/72270
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    Abstract

    This paper provides new insights on the labour market discrimination faced by indigenous Australians - one of the most disadvantaged indigenous populations in developed countries. Combining two large, nationally-representative datasets, we decompose the employment gap between indigenous and non-indigenous populations as of 2014-2015, and show that differences in characteristics between the two groups account for only 43% of the employment gap for females, and 23% of the gap for males. We then demonstrate that statistical measures are positively related to discrimination reports of females and negatively related to discrimination reports of males. Our findings underscore the importance of improving transparency in employment processes for addressing the issue of disadvantage of racial minorities.

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