We link two important ideas: attention is scarce and lack of information about an individual drives discrimination in … "attention discrimination": less attention in highly selective cherry-picking markets, where more attention helps applicants, and … persistence of discrimination in selection decisions, returns to human capital and, potentially, for policy. …

We link two important ideas: attention is scarce and a lack of information about an individual drives discrimination in … effect is opposite when most applicants are accepted. We test for such “attention discrimination” in two field experiments …'s assumption of endogenous attention, which magnifies the role of prior beliefs in discrimination. The model implies persistence of …

We link two important ideas: attention is scarce and lack of information about an individual drives discrimination in … "attention discrimination": less attention in highly selective cherry-picking markets, where more attention helps applicants, and … persistence of discrimination in selection decisions, returns to human capital and, potentially, for policy …

We link two important ideas: attention is scarce and lack of information about an individual drives discrimination in … attention discrimination: less attention in highly selective cherry-picking markets, where more attention helps applicants, and … persistence of discrimination in selection decisions, returns to human capital and, potentially, for policy. …