Rulof Burger
Biographic Data
| ID | 7735059 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rulof Burger |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rulof |
| FAMILY NAME | Burger |
| SIGNATURE | BURGER R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stellenbosch University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5800-4528 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Name-Based Race Discrimination
We investigate the extent and underlying mechanisms behind race beliefs on hiring decisions. In an incentivized experiment, workers with names perceived to be Black are 30 percentage points less likely to be hired. Results indicate that race serves as a decision heuristic: large perceived race gaps among candidates lead to faster and more confident decisions, and the race gap in hiring increases by 25% when employers are forced to make quick deci…
Youth Employability programmes in South Africa
This article analyses a subset of eight youth employability programmes (YEPs) operating across South Africa using a panel survey of participants. It assesses the features of these YEPs and their links to subsequent employment while controlling for individual characteristics. Each YEP delivered technical and soft skills training, alongside other programme features offered in different combinations. Additionally, a financial capability intervention…
Big data forecasting of South African inflation
Testing an Incentive-Based and Community Health Worker Package Intervention to Improve Maternal Health and Nutrition Outcomes
An Incentive-Based and Community Health Worker Package Intervention to Improve Early Utilization of Antenatal Care
The Value of Reference Letters
This paper shows that reference letters from former employers alleviate information asymmetries about workers' skills and improve both match quality and equity in the labor market. A resume audit study finds that using a reference letter in the application increases callbacks by more than 60 percent, with women driving the effect. Letters are effective because they provide valuable information about workers' skills that employers use to select ap…
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The Value of Reference Letters
This paper shows that reference letters from former employers alleviate information asymmetries about workers' skills and improve both match quality and equity in the labor market. A resume audit study finds that using a reference letter in the application increases callbacks by more than 60 percent, with women driving the effect. Letters are effective because they provide valuable information about workers' skills that employers use to select ap…
An Incentive-Based and Community Health Worker Package Intervention to Improve Early Utilization of Antenatal Care
Testing an Incentive-Based and Community Health Worker Package Intervention to Improve Maternal Health and Nutrition Outcomes
Big data forecasting of South African inflation
Youth Employability programmes in South Africa
This article analyses a subset of eight youth employability programmes (YEPs) operating across South Africa using a panel survey of participants. It assesses the features of these YEPs and their links to subsequent employment while controlling for individual characteristics. Each YEP delivered technical and soft skills training, alongside other programme features offered in different combinations. Additionally, a financial capability intervention…
Name-Based Race Discrimination
We investigate the extent and underlying mechanisms behind race beliefs on hiring decisions. In an incentivized experiment, workers with names perceived to be Black are 30 percentage points less likely to be hired. Results indicate that race serves as a decision heuristic: large perceived race gaps among candidates lead to faster and more confident decisions, and the race gap in hiring increases by 25% when employers are forced to make quick deci…
Medicine (3 works) · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (2 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Incentive (2 works) · Intervention (counseling (2 works)