Labor Market Discrimination Against Venezuelans in Peru: Evidence from a Correspondence Study

• Autores: Torres, Javier, Herz, Santiago, Pérez, Abel, Barrón, Manuel
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2024
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: PUCP-Institucional
• Lenguaje: inglés
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.pucp.edu.pe:20.500.14657/203379
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/economia/article/view/30387/27235; https://doi.org/10.18800/economia.202402.001
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Discrimination; Labor market; Nationality; Immigrants; Correspondence study; Peru; https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#5.02.01

Through a correspondence study in Peru between July and September of 2021, we analyze the probability of Peruvian and Venezuelan applicants receiving callbacks to participate in a second stage 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 Venezuelan immigrants, as they have 4 percentage points less probability of receiving a callback than their Peruvian counterpart (a 43% difference with the control group rate). While previous work experience in Peru offsets the gap, holding a PTP does not attenuate employment discrimination.