[2004] MORENO, Martín; ÑOPO, Hugo; SAAVEDRA, Jaime; TORERO, Máximo. Gender and racial discrimination in hiring: a pseudo audit study for three selected occupations in Metropolitan Lima. Boon: IZA. Discussion paper, 979.

In this paper, we adapt the audit studies methodology to analyze gender and racial diferences in hiring for a particular segment of the market of three selected occupations in Metropolitan Lima: salespersons, secretaries and (accounting and administrative) assistants. The adapted pseudo-audit study methodology allow us to reduce the room for existence of statistical discrimination.

The results suggest the existence of no significant di.erences in hiring rates for diferent gender-race groups but some systematic (and significant) diferences in the aimed wages of the individuals in their job search processes.