Inserting oneself into networks on platforms like LinkedIn is an important aspect of job hunting in the contemporary world. In this video, WLADISLAW MILL analyses some aspects of how such networks operate for minorities in the US. Creating male profiles that were identical except for AI generated photographs that signalled ethnic differences, the study shows that minorities are clearly discriminated against in terms of admission to networks. The authors were surprised to document discriminatory behavior less with older than younger people and more with females than males. Further work will look to extend the study beyond the US, to use also female profiles and to test tools developed in a field setting.
DOI:
10.21036/LTPUB101155
Institution
University of Mannheim (Universität Mannheim)
For generations, the University of Mannheim has been preparing students to take on leadership roles in business, academia, and society. One of the university’s strengths in this task is its profile, which is characterized by the economic and social sciences. It is in these fields that the University of Mannheim has repeatedly been ranked as one of the top 20 European research institutions. Key focuses of Mannheim researchers include decision-making processes and elections, governance, regulation, competition and innovation, migration and multilingualism, and the culture of change. The campus surrounding Mannheim’s baroque palace is a place where bright minds from across the globe come together to learn, discuss, research, and prepare to make their mark on the world.
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The Collaborative Research Center (CRC) TR 224 – EPoS
The Collaborative Research Center (CRC) TR 224 – EPoS is a cooperation between the University of Bonn and the University of Mannheim. Funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), it aims to analyze and provide policy proposals that address three key societal challenges: how to promote equality of opportunity; how to regulate markets in light of the internationalization and digitalization of economic activity; and how to safeguard the stability of the financial system.
Original publication
LinkedOut? A Field Experiment on Discrimination in Job Network Formation
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