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eliminates gender differences and the response is shown only to be consistent with statistical discrimination. Our study secures …We examine gender differences in bargaining outcomes in a highly competitive and commonly used market: the taxi market …. These differentials are consistent with both statistical and taste-based discrimination. To identify the source of the …
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observe gender imbalances in labor markets: men are more competitively inclined than women. Whether, and to what extent, such … exploring job-entry decisions in a natural field experiment where we randomized nearly 7,000 interested job-seekers into … attenuate the gender differences, including whether the job is performed in teams, whether the job task is female-oriented, and …
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measure discrimination by comparing how responsive individuals ("audited units") are to correspondences from different types …. We argue that when researchers use audit correspondence studies to measure discrimination against individuals that … attenuated (downwardly biased) estimates of discrimination …
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There have been over 80 field experiments on traditional dimensions of discrimination in labor and housing markets … since 2000, in 23 countries. These studies nearly always find evidence of discrimination against minorities. However, the … estimates of discrimination in these studies can be biased if there is differential variation in the unobservable determinants …
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This article reviews the existing field experimentation literature on the prevalence of discrimination, the … consequences of such discrimination, and possible approaches to undermine it. We highlight key gaps in the literature and ripe … prevalence of discrimination, most notably audit and correspondence studies; it also describes several other measurement tools …
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A broad body of interdisciplinary research establishes that transgender and non-binary individuals face discrimination …, including higher rates of depression and anxiety, suicidality, and PTSD. Therefore, understanding the role of discrimination in …-binary people face discrimination in mental healthcare markets. We provide the first experimental evidence, using an audit study, of …
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explanation using evidence from a field experiment. In a door-to-door solicitation, men and women are equally generous, but women …
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One explanation advanced for the persistent gender pay differences in labor markets is that women avoid salary … negotiations. By using a natural field experiment that randomizes nearly 2,500 job-seekers into jobs that vary important details of … environments where the 'rules of wage determination' are ambiguous. This leads to the gender gap being much more pronounced in jobs …
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experiment in which 97,678 adults from a wide range of fields and ages were invited to join a product development opportunity … significant gender differences in willingness to participate under competition. Among those in STEM fields, we detect no … statistical gender differences. These results and broader patterns documented in the study are consistent with significant …
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on several economically-important beliefs and preferences. Among many results, non-binary individuals report more gender …-based discrimination and express different career and life aspirations, including less desire for children. Anti-non-binary sentiment is …
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