Economics Of Discrimination
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...notes that taste-based discrimination is independent of intent, and covers situations in which a decision maker acts “not because he is prejudiced against them but because he is ignorant of their true efficiency” (Becker, 1957)....
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..., 1973; Phelps, 1972) and taste-based (Becker, 1957), both of which focus on utility....
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...Bertrand and Mullainathan (2004) find a 10% to 6% gap in callback rates for jobs....
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...Bertrand and Mullainathan (2004) find a 10% to 6% gap in callback rates for jobs. Pope & Sydnor (2011) find a 9% to 6% gap in lending rates in an online lending market....
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...For example, Becker (1957) formalizes racial discrimination as distaste for interactions with individuals of a certain race....
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...For example, Becker (1957) formalizes racial discrimination as distaste for interactions with individuals of a certain race....
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...Becker (1957) suggests that this loss will help drive discriminating firms out of competitive markets....
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