%0 Report
        %A Baert, Stijn
%A Omey, Eddy
        %T Hiring Discrimination against Pro-Union Applicants: The Role of Union Density and Firm Size
        %D 2014
        %8 2014 Sep
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 8516
        %U https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp8516
        %X We study the causal impact of revealing pro-unionism during the recruitment stage on hiring chances. To this end, we conduct a randomised field experiment in the Belgian labour market. When matched with employer and sector data, the experimentally gathered data enable us to test the heterogeneity of discrimination against pro-union applicants by the union density in the sector and the size of the firm. We find that disclosure of pro-unionism affects hiring chances in a negative way and that – in line with our expectations based on the literature – this negative impact is stronger in highly unionised sectors.
        %K randomised field experiments
%K trade unions
%K union density
%K hiring discrimination