We present a theoretical and empirical analysis of the links between the gender of an entrepreneur, access to finance … implication of our findings is that discrimination in the capital market spills over to the labour market, leading to the …

Using PSID microdata over the 1980-2010, we provide new empirical evidence on the extent of and trends in the gender … explained little of the gender wage gap, while gender differences in occupation and industry continued to be important. Moreover …, the gender pay gap declined much more slowly at the top of the wage distribution that at the middle or the bottom and by …

out both of these sources of discrimination with respect to gender. Yet, we still detect substantial discrimination …Understanding discrimination is key for designing policy interventions that promote equality in society. Economists … have studied the topic intensively, typically taxonomizing discrimination as either taste-based or (accurate) statistical …

resumes. We find evidence consistent with inaccurate statistical discrimination: while there are no significant gender … discrimination in job applicant assessments and test treatments to help improve hiring of the best applicants. In our experiment, we … evidence that statistical discrimination can be mitigated. In two treatments, in which we provide assessors with additional …

This paper estimates gender differences in access to informal information regarding the labor market. We conduct a …/life balance relative to male students. This gender difference persists when students disclose that they are concerned about work … students’ preferences for professionals and find that gender differences in information provision would remain if students …

resumes. We find evidence consistent with inaccurate statistical discrimination: while there are no significant gender … discrimination in job applicant assessments and test treatments to help improve hiring of the best applicants. In our experiment, we … evidence that statistical discrimination can be mitigated. In two treatments, in which we provide assessors with additional …

We investigate the determinants and extent of labor market discrimination toward people with physical disabilities …

explanations for the height-wage premium. Another possible mechanism, employer discrimination, has found little support. In this … paper, we provide some evidence in favor of the discrimination hypothesis. Using a cross section of 13 countries, we show … interpret this result as evidence of employer discrimination in favor of taller workers. Our results are consistent with the …

According to Becker's (1957) famous theory on discrimination, entrepreneurs with a strong prejudice against female … discrimination, i.e. a low share of female employees relatively to the industry average, have significantly shorter survival rates …