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The Impact of Hispanic Last Names and Identity on Labor Market Outcomes

Ethnicity
Bias
Discrimination

Hussain Hadah, “The Impact of Hispanic Last Names and Identity on Labor Market Outcomes,” Under Review

Author
Affiliation
Hussain Hadah

Tulane University

Abstract

In this paper, I study discrimination against Hispanics in the labor market. I compare the children of inter-ethnic marriages to study the impact of having a Hispanic last name. While males born to Hispanic father-White mothers earn 6 percentage points less than those born to White father-Hispanic mothers, the gap could be completely explained by educational differences. I also study the effect of identifying as Hispanic on earnings. I find that men with a Spanish-sounding last name who identify as Hispanic earn significantly less than those who do not identify as Hispanic, but the gap could also be explained by educational differences.

Citation

Hadah, Hussain, The Impact of Hispanic Last Names and Identity on Labor Market Outcomes (September 3, 2023). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4566234 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4566234

@article{hadah2022effect:2021,
    Author = {Hadah, Hussain},
    Title = {The Impact of Hispanic Last Names and Identity on Labor Market Outcomes},
    Year = {2022}}