Wiborg, Vegard Sjurseike; Brekke, Kjell Arne; Nyborg, Karine - 2020
If individual abilities are imperfectly observable, statistical discrimination may affect hiring decisions. In our lab … experiment, pairs of subjects solve simple mathematical problems. Subjects then hire others to perform similar tasks. Before … find no evidence of gender discrimination in either treatment, however, possibly indicating that gender stereotypes are of …