This paper studies the effect of competition on ethnic discrimination by carrying out a field experiment in the context of the rice market in Bangladesh. We recruit professional rice buyers (middlemen) to act as judges in a rice competition by providing a quality rating and a price quote for...

Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) remains a public health problem in many developingcountries. Thousands of preschool children go blind every year, and many of them die due toVAD. Also VAD weakens the immune system, making children to be prey to infection diseases. Adults are also affected by VAD, and...