About Us: Our results so far suggest that there is a substantial amount of discrimination in the job recruiting process, they wrote. The professors analyzed birth certificates in coming up with what names to use. The white names included Neil, Brett, Greg, Emily, Anne and Jill. Some of the black names used were Tamika, Ebony, Companies that purported to be equal opportunity employers were no more likely to respond to black resumes than other businesses,thestudyfound. Our results so far suggest that there is a substantial amount of discrimination in the job recruiting process, they wrote. The professors analyzed birth certificates in coming up with what names to use. The white names included Neil, Brett, Greg, Emily, Anne and Jill. Some of the black names used were Tamika, Ebony, Companies that purported to be equal opportunity employers were no more likely to respond to black resumes than other businesses, thestudyfound. Our results so far suggest that there is a substantial amount of discrimination in the job recruiting process, they wrote. The professors analyzed birth certificates in coming up with what names to use. The white names included Neil, Brett, Greg, Emily, Anne and Jill. Some of the black names used were Tamika, Ebony, Companies that purported to be equal opportunity employers were no more likely to respond to black resumes than other businesses, thestudyfound. The professors sent about 5,000 resumes in response to want ads in The Boston Globe and Chicago Tribune. They found that the white applicants they created received one response -- a call, letter or e-mail -- for every 10 resumes mailed, while black applicants with equal credentials received one response for every 15 resumes sent. The study authors, including University of Chicago associate professor of economics Marianne Bertrand, said the results can solely be attributed to name manipulation.

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