@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp7845, author={Baert, Stijn and Verhofstadt, Elsy}, title={Labour Market Discrimination against Former Juvenile Delinquents: Evidence from a Field Experiment}, year={2013}, month={Dec}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={7845}, url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp7845}, abstract={We identify hiring discrimination against former juvenile delinquents in a direct way. To this end we conduct a field experiment in the Belgian labour market. We find that labour market discrimination is indeed a major barrier in the transition to work for former juvenile delinquents. Labour market entrants disclosing a history of juvenile delinquency get about 22 percent less callback compared to their counterparts without a criminal record. This discrimination is more outspoken among the low-educated.}, keywords={hiring discrimination;field experiments;juvenile delinquency;transitions in youth}, }