Do Financial Incentives Encourage Women to Apply for a Tech Job? Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment
Feld, J; Ip, E; Leibbrandt, A; et al.Vecci, J
Date: 1 May 2023
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AEA Papers and Proceedings
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American Economic Association
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Abstract
We conduct a natural field experiment to test whether offering financial incentives encourages more female job seekers to complete their applications for a tech job. All eligible applicants for the job were invited to perform an online skill assessment. We randomized whether or not they were offered an incentive of up to $10 for ...
We conduct a natural field experiment to test whether offering financial incentives encourages more female job seekers to complete their applications for a tech job. All eligible applicants for the job were invited to perform an online skill assessment. We randomized whether or not they were offered an incentive of up to $10 for completing the assessment. We find no significant effect of the incentive for female applicants (or male applicants).
Economics
Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy
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