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Tall or taller, pretty or prettier: Is discrimination absolute or relative?
Hamermesh, Daniel S. - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 1 (2012), pp. 1-17
Using microeconomic data sets from the United States and the Netherlands, this study considers how agents perceive characteristics that are discriminated against. It uses the examples of beauty and height to examine whether: 1) Absolute or relative differences in a characteristic affect...
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Why Organization Matters in “Algorithmic Discrimination”
Schwarting, Rena; Ulbricht, Lena - In: KZfSS - Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und … 74 (2022) S1, pp. 307-330
Research into “algorithmic discrimination” has largely dismissed the fact that algorithms are often developed and used …, namely that human decision-makers rely heavily on algorithmically generated recommendations and that discrimination against … the legal system. The core finding of our approach is that strategies to reduce discrimination should not only scrutinize …
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Shareholder Welfare in Minority Freeze-Out Bids: Are Legal Protections Sufficient? Evidence from the U.S. Market
Bates, Thomas W.; Linck, James S. - In: CESifo DICE Report 05 (2007) 1, pp. 22-27
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The times, are they a-changin’? Die besondere Stellung konfessioneller Wohlfahrtsverbände in Zeiten gesellschaftlicher Pluralisierung
Kneip, Sascha; Hien, Josef - In: Leviathan: Berliner Zeitschrift für Sozialwissenschaft 45 (2017) 1, pp. 81-110
aber erfolgreich verteidigen können – allerdings mitunter um den Preis einer Diskriminierung ihrer Angestellten. …
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The impact of sectoral minimum wage laws on employment, wages, and hours of work in South Africa
Bhorat, Haroon; Kanbur, Ravi; Mayet, Natasha - In: IZA Journal of Labor & Development 2 (2013), pp. 1-27
This paper attempts to investigate the impact of sectoral wage laws in South Africa. Specifically, we examine the impact of minimum wage laws promulgated in the Retail, Domestic work, Forestry, Security, and Taxi sectors using 15 waves of biannual Labour Force Survey data for the 2000-2007...
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Stigma consciousness among the unemployed and prejudices against them: development of two scales for the 7th wave of the panel study “Labour Market and Social Security (PASS)”
Gurr, Thomas; Jungbauer-Gans, Monika - In: Journal for Labour Market Research 46 (2013) 4, pp. 335-351
This paper develops scales to measure stigma consciousness in the unemployed and prejudices against them, using a quantitative survey. The requirement for these scales is illustrated in the introduction. The theoretical substantiation of the scale development includes a definition of...
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The hiring and employment of older workers in Germany: a comparative perspective
Heywood, John S.; Jirjahn, Uwe - In: Journal for Labour Market Research 49 (2016) 4, pp. 349-366
discrimination, we review evidence pointing to the importance of life-cycle contracts (Hutchens, J Lab Econ, 4, 439 - 457, 1986 …
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Der Arbeitsmarkterfolg von Migranten der 2. Generation: Keine Anzeichen für Diskriminierung erkennbar
Schubert, Antje - In: ifo Dresden berichtet 23 (2016) 3, pp. 12-18
Dieser Artikel beschäftigt sich mit dem Einfluss des Migrationshintergrundes von Migranten der 2. Generation auf deren Arbeitsmarkterfolg in Deutschland. Die empirische Untersuchung stützt sich auf Daten aus dem Mikrozensus und die Methode des Propensity-Score-Matching. Es zeigt sich, dass die...
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Ungleichheiten und Diskriminierung auf dem Arbeitsmarkt
Hipp, Lena - In: Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte 66 (2016) 9, pp. 42-48
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Selection wages and discrimination
Schlicht, Ekkehart - In: Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 4 (2010) 2010-6, pp. 1-30
confined to issues of sex discrimination; rather it is of relevance for all labor markets where labor heterogeneity is …
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