Research project Stereotyper och ojämlikhet i utbildning och arbetsmarkinträde

We study the importance of stereotypes and discrimination for inequality at key stages of an individual’s life: university admission, field of study choice, as well as labor market entry and exit. First, we study how the performance of students in a university program affects the admission of students with similar backgrounds in later cohorts. Second, we investigate how anticipated labor market discrimination discourages female students from studying in male-dominated fields. Third, we study how exposure of firms to young workers changes their perception of workers of different ages and the opportunities they give them.