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  • February 02, 2021

    NEW IZA World of Labor Report: Statistical Profiling of Unemployed Jobseekers

    A new IZA World of Labor Report shows that statistical profiling can help identify individuals at risk of becoming long-term unemployed, highlight appropriate predictive variables, and, under some circumstances, statistical models can reduce existing patterns of discrimination. 
    A new IZA World of Labor Report shows that statistical profiling can help identify individuals at risk of becoming long-term unemployed, highlight appropriate predictive variables, and, under some circumstances, statistical models can reduce existing patterns of discrimination.