Revista Economía Vol. 47 No. 94

Through a correspondence study in Peru between July and September of 2021, we analyze theprobability of Peruvian and Venezuelan applicants receiving callbacks to participate in a secondstage of a job selection process. We studied the difference in the response rate by nationality,and tested potential mechanisms to reduce it, like holding a temporary residence permit (PTP)or having previous work experience in Peru. We find evidence of discrimination towards Venezue-lan immigrants, as they have 4 percentage points less probability of receiving a callback thantheir Peruvian counterpart (a 43% difference with the control group rate). While previous workexperience in Peru offsets the gap, holding a PTP does not attenuate employment discrimination.

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