TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Baert, Stijn
AU  - Herregods, Jolien
AU  - Sterkens, Philippe
        TI  - What Does Job Applicants' Body Art Signal to Employers?
        PY  - 2023/Jul/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 16311
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp16311
        AB  - In this study, we present a state-of-the-art scenario experiment which, for the first time in the literature, directly measures the stigma surrounding job candidates with tattoos and piercings using real recruiters. We find that job candidates with body art are perceived as less pleasant to work with, less honest, less emotionally stable, less agreeable, less conscientious and less manageable. This goes hand in hand with lower hireability for men with body art but not for women. Compared to candidates who reveal obesity, a characteristic we also randomise, those with body art score better overall in terms of hireability and rated personality, similar in terms of rated taste to collaborate but worse in terms of rated direct productivity drivers.
        KW  - taste discrimination
KW  - hiring
KW  - personality
KW  - stigma
KW  - obesity
KW  - body art
KW  - statistical discrimination
        ER  -