resumes. We find evidence consistent with inaccurate statistical discrimination: while there are no significant gender … discrimination in job applicant assessments and test treatments to help improve hiring of the best applicants. In our experiment, we … evidence that statistical discrimination can be mitigated. In two treatments, in which we provide assessors with additional …

We study gender inequality in conference acceptance using data from the Irish Economic Association annual conference … gender gap is observed in the organisers' acceptance decisions, there is an indication of in-group gender bias at the …

-blind evaluations. No gender gap is present in either case. These results rule out traditional economic models of discrimination … administrative data to understand what drives gender bias in such evaluations in the technology industry. Our results highlight the … performance measures does not reduce the gender gap. Our second experiment removed video interaction, and compared blind to non …

analyze whether fathers who take parental leave face discrimination during the hiring process in three different occupations …. Fathers who took parental leave in a female-dominated or gender-neutral occupation are not less likely to be invited to a job …-dominated and the gender-neutral occupation, while the opposite is true for the male-dominated occupation. This suggests the …

Promoting fathers to take parental leave is seen as a promising way to advance gender equality. However, there is still … analyze whether fathers who take parental leave face discrimination during the hiring process in three different occupations …. Fathers who took parental leave in a female-dominated or gender-neutral occupation are not less likely to be invited to a job …

: There is no gender gap in either case. These results rule out traditional models of discrimination. Instead, we show that … administrative data to understand what drives gender bias in such evaluations in the technology industry. Our results highlight the … measures does not reduce gender gaps. Our second experiment compares blind to non-blind evaluations without video interaction …

out both of these sources of discrimination with respect to gender. Yet, we still detect substantial discrimination …Understanding discrimination is key for designing policy interventions that promote equality in society. Economists … have studied the topic intensively, typically taxonomizing discrimination as either taste-based or (accurate) statistical …

This study explores how both gender and facial attractiveness affect job candidates' chances of obtaining interviews in … China's dynamic Internet job board labor market. It examines how discrimination based on these attributes varies over …

as well as pitch location. Our analysis shows mixed results regarding the matching of umpire and pitcher race. We … conclude that evidence of own race bias is sensitive to specification and methodology. How results can differ based on … different data sets, specifications, time periods and race classifications are discussed. …

"We investigate the role of physical appearance, in addition to race and sex, in the rate of discrimination observed in … looks is greater than that based on race or sex. The first two types of discrimination are in professional and unskilled … the selection process (mainly, education and job experience), our results provide better indicators of discrimination than …