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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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Inequalities between others do matter: Evidence from multiplayer dictator games / David Macro and Jeroen Weesie (ICS
Macro, David; Weesie, Jeroen - In: Games 7 (2016) 2, pp. 1-23
Social motives are frequently used to explain deviations from selfishness in non-strategic settings such as the Dictator Game. Previous research has mainly focused on two-player games; the workings of social motives in multiplayer Dictator Games are less well understood. A core feature of...
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Theory of mind and general intelligence in dictator and ultimatum games
Lang, Hannes; DeAngelo, Gregory; Bongard, Michelle - In: Games 9 (2018) 2, pp. 1-22
Decreasing social sensitivity (i.e., the ability of a person to perceive, understand, and respect the feelings and viewpoints of others), has been shown to facilitate selfish behavior. This is not only true for exogenous changes in social sensitivity, but also for social sensitivity influenced...
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Gender differences in the response to decision power and responsibility: Framing effects in a dictator game
Bruttel, Lisa; Stolley, Florian - In: Games 9 (2018) 2, pp. 1-16
This paper studies the effects of two different frames on decisions in a dictator game. Before making their allocation decision, dictators read a short text. Depending on the treatment, the text either emphasizes their decision power and freedom of choice or it stresses their responsibility for...
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What behaviors are disapproved? Experimental evidence from five dictator games
López-Pérez, Raúl; Vorsatz, Marc - In: Games 3 (2012) 2, pp. 78-96
The literature on social norms has often stressed that social disapproval is crucial to foster compliance with norms and promote fair and cooperative behavior. With this in mind, we explore the disapproval of allocation decisions using experimental data from five dictator games with a feedback...
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Students, temporary workers and co-op workers: An experimental investigation on social preferences
Dragone, Davide; Galeotti, Fabio; Orsini, Raimondello - In: Games 6 (2015) 2, pp. 79-123
We conduct an artefactual field experiment to compare the individual preferences and propensity to cooperate of three …
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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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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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