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We introduce a model of two-sided statistical discrimination in which worker and firm beliefs are complementary. Firms … both empirical analysis designed to detect discrimination and policy meant to alleviate it. Affirmative action is much less … effective than in traditional statistical discrimination models. More generally, we demonstrate the futility of one …
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matched photos as distinct visual cues. While results document employment discrimination for all groups with migration … background, it is most pronounced for applicants with an African background. To explain why and when discrimination occurs, a … discrimination in Austria. …
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Discrimination in access to public services can act as a major obstacle towards addressing racial inequality. We … examine whether racial discrimination exists in access to a wide spectrum of public services in the US. We carry out an email …
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The recognition of homosexual rights is a controversial issue in many countries. Spain was the third country in the world (after Netherlands and Belgium) to introduce a law recognizing homosexual marriage and adoption of children. In this paper, we examine for the first time whether schools are...
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discrimination is a matter of choice (e.g. sexual orientation), observed discrimination may motivated by animus, which exacerbates or … intensifies the emotional response to the object of discrimination. This paper builds on this insight based on the understanding … be the object of discrimination. A theoretical model is constructed that predicts that the choice to identify interacts …
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attach their picture to their résumé. High levels of discrimination were found particularly against the migrant wearing a …
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This paper presents Gary Becker's approach to conducting creative, empirically fruitful economic research. It describes the traits and methodology that made him such a productive and influential scholar.
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economic costs to society of sexual-orientation discrimination were significantly more likely than those in a control group to …
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To test for ethnic discrimination in access to outpatient health care services, we carry out an email …
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A large body of research documents the existence of discrimination against migrants and ethnic minorities in the labour … market. This study investigates for Austria, to what degree employment discrimination against ethnic minorities is mitigated … and ethnic photographs, black but not Asian job applicants suffered from discrimination. With a local sounding name …
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