In a study done by Bertrand and Mullainathan on racism in hiring practices, the researchers found that, in reference to the types of names used,

Question

a. African Americans and whites were called for interviews equally often.
b. African Americans with better quality resumes were more likely to be called for interviews than any white candidates.
c. whites were fifty-percent more likely to be called for an interview than the African Americans.
d. there was no difference created for whites or African Americans with higher quality resumes.
e. none of the lower-quality resumes resulted in a call for an interview.

Answer 1

C