We run an online experiment to study the origins of algorithm aversion. Participants are either in the role of workers … algorithm. When the algorithm does not use workers' gender to predict their job task performance and workers know this, they …

differences in productivity or if it is motivated by a taste for discrimination. While studies on sex-discrimination typically … because they are discriminated against. To gather the necessary data a field experiment is conducted. Job applications of … typically male professions; nevertheless discrimination in hiring prevails even after controlling for personality …

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore the mechanisms underlying hiring discrimination against transgender … men. Design/methodology/approach - The authors conduct a scenario experiment with final-year business students in which … scored on statements related to theoretical reasons for hiring discrimination given in the literature. The resulting data are …

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore the mechanisms underlying hiring discrimination against transgender … men. Design/methodology/approach - The authors conduct a scenario experiment with final-year business students in which … scored on statements related to theoretical reasons for hiring discrimination given in the literature. The resulting data are …

This paper offers a new representation of discrimination on the job market based on the most recent findings in the … a job) and the staff of the firm. Contrary to the classical view according to which discrimination results from …

In addition to discrimination, market power, and human capital, gender differences in risk preferences might also … contribute to observed gender wage gaps. We conduct laboratory experiments in which subjects choose between a risky (in terms of … more likely than men to select the secure job, and these job choices accounted for between 40% and 77% of the gender wage …

Previous studies explain the gender earnings gap by gender differences in choosing competitive and higher-paying jobs … study, we use a novel identification strategy to investigate: 1) how the gender earnings gap arises from individuals' self … determined by their risk and competition preferences. Our results imply that mobilizing women to work on the more challenging and …