is to shed more light on whether intergroup discrimination manifests itself differently in a loss compared to a gain … domain (corresponding to periods of economic upturns and downturns). We run an online experiment with natural identities, in … that, on average, the in-group favoritism documented in the gain domain vanishes in the loss domain. While this result …

investigates preferences for affirmative action by combining causal evidence from an experiment on the role of self-serving motives … and in-group favoritism with survey data on three different affirmative action policies. Our results rely on a population … contrast, in-group favoritism and socio-demographic characteristics play a much smaller role. …

investigates preferences for affirmative action by combining causal evidence from an experiment on the role of self-serving motives … and in-group favoritism with survey data on three different affirmative action policies. Our results rely on a population …

Most papers on discrimination against people from different social groups focus on the gain domain. The scarce … literature on the differences between discrimination in the gain and loss domains finds inconclusive results — whether the loss … domain fosters or reduces discrimination is unclear. In a monetary allocation task with real identities, on average, we find …

In this paper, we examine labor market favoritism in a unique laboratory experiment design that can shed light on both … the private benefits and spillover costs of employer favoritism (or discrimination). Group identity is induced on subjects … combat favoritism/discrimination. This result also identifies one potential micro-foundation of societal unrest that may link …

We present representative evidence of discrimination against migrants through an incentivized choice experiment with … over 2,000 participants. Decision makers allocate a fixed endowment between two receivers. To measure discrimination, we … discrimination against migrants by the general population is both widespread and substantial. Our causal moderation analysis shows …

We present representative evidence of discrimination against migrants through an incentivized choice experiment with … over 2,000 participants. Decision makers allocate a fixed endowment between two receivers. To measure discrimination, we … discrimination against migrants by the general population is both widespread and substantial. Our causal moderation analysis shows …

We present representative evidence of discrimination against migrants through an incentivized choice experiment with … over 2,000 participants. Decision makers allocate a fixed endowment between two receivers. To measure discrimination, we … discrimination against migrants by the general population is both widespread and substantial. Our causal moderation analysis shows …

Why does discrimination persist when there is evidence that discriminatory bias can be overcome? I answer this question … with a novel application of contest theory and provide experimental evidence. I show that a favored candidate's threat of … than the unfavored candidate unless the unfavored candidate cares sufficiently more about the future. Discrimination …

-scale, incentivized lab-in-field-experiment based on the investment game, allowing us to assess the in-group bias of native German … backgrounds. In contrast, in classrooms characterized by non-cultural polarization, fractionalization, or a native supermajority …, there are significantly lower levels of own-group favoritism. In terms of mechanisms, we find empirical evidence that …