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Discrimination in the rental market for apartments
Carlsson, Magnus; Eriksson, Stefan - In: Journal of Housing Economics 23 (2014) C, pp. 41-54
gender, ethnicity, age, and employment status in the Swedish rental market for apartments. Our results confirm the existence …
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Gender differences in risk attitudes: Field experiments on the matrilineal Mosuo and the patriarchal Yi
Gong, Binglin; Yang, Chun-Lei - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 83 (2012) 1, pp. 59-65
, the gender gap is smaller in the Mosuo. Regressions show that socio-economic factors such as family size, family head …
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Subtle discrimination in the rental housing market: Evidence from e-mail correspondence with landlords
Hanson, Andrew; Hawley, Zackary; Taylor, Aryn - In: Journal of Housing Economics 20 (2011) 4, pp. 276-284
We find that landlords practice subtle discrimination in the rental housing market through the use of language associated with describing and viewing a unit, inviting further correspondence, making a formal greeting, and using polite language when replying to e-mail inquiries from a white name...
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Eliminating discrimination in hiring isn't enough
Alston, Mackenzie - In: IZA World of Labor (2023)
While many firms have recognized the importance of recruiting and hiring diverse job applicants, they should also pay attention to the challenges newly hired diverse candidates may face after entering the company. It is possible that they are being assessed by unequal or unequitable standards...
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Race, Gender, and Discrimination: Introduction
Pressman, Steven - In: Eastern Economic Journal 21 (1995) 3, pp. 339-42
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The Effects of Gender and Race on Salary Growth: The Role of Occupational Structure in a Service Sector Firm
Mellor, Jennifer M.; Paulin, Elizabeth A. - In: Eastern Economic Journal 21 (1995) 3, pp. 375-392
special attention given to the roles of gender and race. While the analysis reveals no overt bias in salary growth decisions …
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Chapter 48 Race and gender in the labor market
Altonji, Joseph G.; Blank, Rebecca M. - In: Handbook of labor economics : volume 3, part C, (pp. 3143-3259). 1999
This chapter summarizes recent research in economics that investigates differentials by race and gender in the labor … market. We start with a statistical overview of the trends in labor market outcomes by race, gender and Hispanic origin …. The remainder of the chapter reviews the evidence on race and gender gaps, particularly wage gaps. Section 5 reviews …
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Do college admissions counselors discriminate? : evidence from a correspondence-based field experiment
Hanson, Andrew - In: Economics of education review 60 (2017), pp. 86-96
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Gender parity on top boards is still a far-off goal, and it is time for companies to take action
Kirsch, Anja; Sondergeld, Virginia; Thompson, Philipp … - In: DIW Weekly Report 13 (2023) 3/4, pp. 17-19
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Weg zur Geschlechterparität in Spitzengremien bleibt weit: Unternehmen sind am Zug
Kirsch, Anja; Sondergeld, Virginia; Thompson, Philipp … - In: DIW Wochenbericht 90 (2023) 3/4, pp. 20-21
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