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Dopad trestní minulosti na pracovní vyhlídky: Field experiment
Onuferová, Michaela ; Dušek, Libor (advisor) ; Peľak, Branislav (referee)
The thesis deals with the problematics of statistically discriminating the previously incarcerated during the process of getting a job. Since the imprisonment trend has been increasing in the Czech Republic since 1993, this topic is highly relevant. The effect of previous incarceration or the criminal record in general has been studied by many economist and with the use of many methods; however, to my knowledge, no similar experiment has been used in the Czech Republic in this context. The thesis was based on an experiment - responding to the actual job advertisements offering low-qualified positions with four pairs of fictitious résumés aiming at the data collection and proving the possible statistical discrimination of the previously incarcerated on the labor market. Using the chi-square test of independence, the discriminating approach was confirmed as statistically significant. The survey is complemented by a questionnaire aimed at the recruiters responsible for filling the low-qualified jobs and apart from the question of imprisonment of the job applicants, the wider concept of criminal record in general is also taken into account.
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Is Pavel Novak More Employable than Hoang Nguyen?
Kvapil, Martin ; Stroukal, Dominik (advisor) ; Kovanda, Lukáš (referee)
This bachelor thesis studies ethnic discrimination in Czech Republics labour market with a correspondence test. To each of 395 job openings two simmilar résumé of fictional applicants were sent. The correspondence testing method reveals discriminatory practices at the initial stage of recruitment process. The probability for Vietnamese people to receive interview is lower than for Czechs by 12 percentage points. This finding is interpreted as an evidence for statistical disrcrimination. Questionnaire survey was conducted with 55 hiring decision-makers for the purpose of explanation employers motives to discriminate. Low Czech language proficiency of Vietnamese people was expected by employers, leading to statistical discrimination.
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Is Jakub Kováč more employable than Gejza Žiga in the labor market in Eastern Slovakia?
Tóth, Michal ; Svoboda, Miroslav (advisor) ; Babin, Jan (referee)
This thesis explores discrimination of Gypsies in the labor market in Eastern Slovakia. Using the experimental method I observe the hypothesis about discrimination of this minority in the labor market. The experiment consists of sending fictitious resumes with typical Gypsy and typical Slovak names to job offers in various fields. The results show discrimination against Gypsy minority, when Slovak candidates received 57% more callbacks for an interview. The highest rate of discrimination was in the waitstaff jobs, where employees regulary come into the contact with customers. Using an econometric model I estimated, that the chances of a job candidate for an interview invitation are about 19% lower if his resume contains typical Gypsy name. Afterwards I sent a questionnaire examining attitudes and opinions of employers on discrimination against gypsies to 190 companies in Košice and Prešov Region. Of the 70 replies in 2 cases the company representative admitted, that Gypsy name in the resume disqualifies this applicant.
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Is Jiří Dvořák More Employable than Demeter Lakatoš?
Marek, Tomáš ; Houdek, Petr (advisor) ; Koblovský, Petr (referee)
Thesis presents experimental evidence for statistical discrimination on Czech labour market. The first research is based on sending false curriculums vitae with both typically Romany and typically Czech names. It has been written to 256 work announcements and more than 60 % answers were received. The discrimination of Romany people has been proved in more than a half of the cases. The second research, in the form of a questionnaire, was targeted on employers and people who offer jobs. More than 95 % of respondents think that Romany nationality plays an important role for an applicant. Almost two thirds are convinced of discrimination on the Czech labour market and 11% confessed themselves to discrimination. Research also elaborates the causes of the discrimination. The respondents see the reasons in insufficient education of Romany people, their lack of persistence when looking for a job and statistical discrimination of Romany minority.
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Discrimination in the labour market
Sladký, Jan ; Brožová, Dagmar (advisor) ; Bartoň, Petr (referee)
This bachelor work deals with discrimination in the labour market. The emphasis is above all placed on racial discrimination in the Czech republic, that is connected with the Romany minority. At first sight it may seen, that this subject matter is not a problem of economics, but I thing, that the economic view is crucial. The work focuses on an evaluation of current discrimination problem solving, evaluates if this solution is optimal and finally if there may not be a better one how to help the discriminated minorities in the labour market.
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