Increasing empirical research on productivity supports the use of statistical or ‘rational’ discrimination in hiring …. The practice is legal for features of job applicants not covered by human rights discrimination laws, such as being a … under existing philosophical accounts of wrongful discrimination. This paper argues that lawful statistical discrimination …

discrimination is a matter of choice (e.g. sexual orientation), observed discrimination may motivated by animus, which exacerbates or … intensifies the emotional response to the object of discrimination. This paper builds on this insight based on the understanding … be the object of discrimination. A theoretical model is constructed that predicts that the choice to identify interacts …

We link two important ideas: attention is scarce and lack of information about an individual drives discrimination in … "attention discrimination": less attention in highly selective cherry-picking markets, where more attention helps applicants, and … persistence of discrimination in selection decisions, returns to human capital and, potentially, for policy. …

Understanding what motivates discrimination is of importance to economists and social scientists in general. In this … socially appropriate. The theoretical work of Akerlof and Kranton (2000, 2005) suggests discrimination will also be stronger … discrimination can help reduce discriminatory behaviour. …