Replication data for: Why Do Skilled Immigrants Struggle in the Labor Market? A Field Experiment with Thirteen Thousand Resumes

Thousands of randomly manipulated resumes were sent in response to online job postings in Toronto to investigate why immigrants, allowed in based on skill, struggle in the labor market. The study finds substantial discrimination across a variety of occupations towards applicants with foreign experience or those with Indian, Pakistani, Chinese, and Greek names compared with English names. Listing language fluency, multinational firm experience, education from highly selective schools, or active extracurricular activities had no diminishing effect. Recruiters justify this behavior based on language skill concerns but fail to fully account for offsetting features when listed. (JEL J15, J24, J61)

研究团队针对多伦多的在线招聘岗位投放了数千份经过随机调整的简历，旨在探究以技能为准入标准的移民为何在劳动力市场中处境艰难。本研究发现，相较于持有英文姓名的求职者，多个职业领域均对具备海外工作经历，或是姓名带有印度、巴基斯坦、中国、希腊风格的应聘者存在显著歧视。即便求职者在简历中注明自身语言流利、拥有跨国企业工作经验、毕业于顶尖精英院校，或是积极参与过各类课外活动，也无法削弱该歧视现象。招聘方常以担忧语言能力为由为该行为辩解，却未充分考量简历中所标注的、可抵消歧视的优势资质。（JEL J15, J24, J61）