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The effects of information and competition on racial discrimination: Evidence from a field experiment

Nunley, John M.; Owens, Mark F.; Howard, R. Stephen - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 80 (2011) 3, pp. 670-679

We study racial discrimination by simultaneously selling identical products on eBay in pairs of auctions posted under … products. But price differences only emerge for sellers who have low eBay feedback scores in less competitive markets. Because … increased competition are both effective at reducing discrimination in online auctions. …

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Hiring discrimination based on national origin and religious closeness : results from a field experiment in the Paris area

Pierné, Guillaume - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 2 (2013), pp. 1-15

This study uses the findings of a test carried out by correspondence in order to assess separately the potential hiring effects of North African origin and Muslim or Catholic religious affiliation in the French real estate sector. We constructed six jobseeker profiles, each representing a...

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Where does racial discrimination occur? An experimental analysis across neighborhood and housing unit characteristics

Hanson, Andrew; Hawley, Zackary - In: Regional Science and Urban Economics 44 (2014) C, pp. 94-106

This paper examines racial discrimination across several neighborhood and housing unit characteristics including racial composition, rent, and distance from the urban core. We find that African Americans face higher rates of discrimination than whites in a wide range of racially mixed...

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Do landlords discriminate in the rental housing market? Evidence from an internet field experiment in US cities

Hanson, Andrew; Hawley, Zackary - In: Journal of Urban Economics 70 (2011) 2, pp. 99-114

This paper tests for racial discrimination in the rental housing market using matched-pair audits conducted via e-mail for rental units advertised on-line. We reveal home-seekers’ race to landlords by sending e-mails from names with a high likelihood of association with either whites or...

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Affirmative Action and Human Capital Investment: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment

Price, Joseph; Cotton, Christopher; Hickman, Brent R. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014

The empirical literature on Affirmative Action (AA) in college admissions tends to ignore the effects admissions policies have on incentives of students to invest developing pre-college human capital. We explore the incentive effects of AA using a field experiment that creates a microcosm of the...

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Chapter 21. The Importance of Segregation, Discrimination, Peer Dynamics, and Identity in Explaining Trends in the Racial Achievement Gap

Fryer, Roland G. - In: Handbook of social economics : volume 1, (pp. 1165-1191). 2011

After decades of narrowing, the achievement gap between black and white school children widened in the 1990s a period when the labor market rewards for education were increasing. This presents an important puzzle for economists. In this chapter, I investigate the extent to which economic models...

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Incentives for discrimination

Mialon, Sue H.; Yoo, Seung Han - In: Journal of economic behavior & organization : JEBO 136 (2017), pp. 141-160

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Costly information, entry, and credit access

Gormley, Todd A. - In: Journal of Economic Theory 154 (2014) C, pp. 633-667

Using a theoretical model that incorporates asymmetric information and differing comparative advantages among lenders, this paper analyzes the impact of lender entry on credit access and aggregate net output. The model shows that lender entry has the potential to create a segmented market that...

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Researcher's dilemma

Bobtcheff, Catherine; Bolte, Jérôme; Mariotti, Thomas - In: The review of economic studies 84 (2017) 3, pp. 969-1014

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Studying Discrimination: Fundamental Challenges and Recent Progress

Charles, Kerwin Kofi; Guryan, Jonathan - In: Annual Review of Economics 3 (2011) 1, pp. 479-511

We discuss research on discrimination against blacks and other racial minorities in labor market outcomes, highlighting fundamental challenges faced by empirical work in this area. Specifically, for work devoted to measuring whether and how much discrimination exists, we discuss how the absence...

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