@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp9465, author={Farber, Henry S and Silverman, Dan and Wachter, Till von}, title={Factors Determining Callbacks to Job Applications by the Unemployed: An Audit Study}, year={2015}, month={Oct}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={9465}, url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp9465}, abstract={We use an audit study approach to investigate how unemployment duration, age, and holding a low-level "interim" job affect the likelihood that experienced college- educated females applying for an administrative support job receive a callback from a potential employer. First, the results show no relationship between callback rates and the duration of unemployment. Second, workers age 50 and older are significantly less likely to receive a callback. Third, taking an interim job significantly reduces the likelihood of receiving a callback. Finally, employers who have higher callback rates respond less to observable differences across workers in determining whom to call back. We interpret these results in the context of a model of employer learning about applicant quality.}, keywords={interim job;unemployment duration;audit study;age discrimination}, }