We study the potential for pleasant and cooperative contact to reduce preconceived prejudice between religious groups … week-long vocational training program. We find that intergroup contact reduces the prejudice of both Hindu and Muslim … positive effect of intergroup contact on reducing prejudice dissipates after six months, the baseline results for Hindu …

addressing their weaknesses. In particular, policymakers should thoroughly address prejudice (taste-based discrimination …), stereotypes (statistical discrimination), cognitive biases, and attention-based discrimination. …Discrimination is a complex, multi-factor phenomenon. Evidence shows widespread discrimination on various grounds …

The United States has failed to eliminate racial discrimination in the decades since ratifying the international human … omit any reference to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, despite the …

We introduce a new measure of stereotypes based on the principle of a multiple-price list: the elicitation of … sample of 100 students from the majority population. We also estimate the role of statistical discrimination, taste …-based discrimination, and the contact hypothesis. Our results show small but significant mistreatment of the Roma. The choice to (not) have …

away money from the group. Our results speak to a long-standing debate on the causes of racism and discrimination and …

away money from the group. Our results speak to a long-standing debate on the causes of racism and discrimination and …

strong evidence of "youngism", which refers to systematic bias in social preferences and unfavorable stereotypes against …. This preference bias is widespread, similar in size to discrimination against immigrants, and increases with age. Next, we … easier lives than other age groups. Finally, we provide suggestive evidence that these unfavorable stereotypes about young …