A dataset related to a field experiment (correspondence test) in the Swiss apprenticeship market 2018/2019. The experiment investigated the effects of applicant gender and parental occupation in applications to apprenticeships on callback rates (invitations to interviews, assessment centers, or trial apprenticeships)
swissexperA data frame with 2928 rows and 18 variables:
agglomeration of apprenticeship: 1=Bern,2=Zurich,3=Basel,6=Lausanne
date when job add was found
(estimated) number of employees: 1=1-20; 2=21-50; 3=51-100; 4=101-250; 5=251-500; 6=501-1000; 7=1001+
1=public sector; 2=trade/wholesale; 3=manufacturing/goods; 4=services
ID of application
date when application was sent
treatment: father's occupation: 1=professor; 2=unskilled worker; 3=intermediate commercial; 4=intermediate technical
treatment: mother's occupation: 1= primary school teacher; 2=homemaker
skill tier of apprenticeship: 1=lower; 2=intermediate; 3=upper
applicant moved from different city: 1=yes; 0=no
gender of contact person in company: 0=unknown; 1=female; 2=male
1: letters sent from company to applicant were returned; 0: no issues with returned letters
outcome: invitation to interview, assessment center, or trial apprenticeship: 1=yes; 0=no
treatment: 1=female applicant; 0=male applicant
1=explicit antidiscrimination policy on company's website; 0=no explicit antidiscrimination policy
outcome: either invitation, or asking further questions, or keeping application for further consideration
0=gender neutral job type; 1=female dominated job type; 2=male dominated type
scope of company's activity: 0=local; 1=national; 2=international
Fernandes, A., Huber, M., and Plaza, C. (2019): "The Effects of Gender and Parental Occupation in the Apprenticeship Market: An Experimental Evaluation", SES working paper 506, University of Fribourg.