@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp979, author={Moreno, Martin and Nopo, Hugo R. and Saavedra, Jaime and Torero, Maximo}, title={Gender and Racial Discrimination in Hiring: A Pseudo Audit Study for Three Selected Occupations in Metropolitan Lima}, year={2004}, month={Jan}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={979}, url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp979}, abstract={In this paper, we adapt the audit studies methodology to analyze gender and racial differences in hiring for a particular segment of the market of three selected occupations in Metropolitan Lima: salespersons, secretaries and (accounting and administrative) assistants. The adapted pseudo-audit study methodology allows us to reduce the room for existence of statistical discrimination. The results suggest the existence of no significant differences in hiring rates for different gender-race groups but some systematic (and significant) differences in the aimed wages of the individuals in their job search processes.}, keywords={occupational segregation;field experiments;discrimination}, }