A Field Experiment on Labor Market Discrimination (Box 8

question 1

Multiple Choice

A field experiment on labor market discrimination (Box 8.1) showed that white applicants with a high-quality resume were more likely to be called back for an interview than whites with a low-quality resume but that quality of resume made no difference in whether African-American applicants were called back for interviews. This outcome indicates

• A) a main effect for race only.
• B) a main effect for quality of resume only.
• C) main effects for both race and quality of resume.
• D) an interaction between race and quality of resume.

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