Members of certain minority groups are disadvantaged in different areas of society, such as the labor and housing market and the healthcare system. This is referred to as discrimination if people are disadvantaged solely based on their group membership (e.g., ethnic background or religious...

Sexuelle Belästigung ist eine substanzielle Belastung für die direkt Betroffenen und ihr (Arbeits-)Umfeld - und damit potenziell auch eine wirtschaftliche Belastung für Betriebe. Wie verbreitet sexuelle Belästigung und präventive Maßnahmen in Betrieben sind, wurde dennoch bisher nicht...

This paper examines the extent to which local newspaper closures affect discrimination against minority borrowers in mortgage lending. I Ąnd that following a newspaper closure, interest rate differentials between minority (black or Hispanic) and comparable non-minority borrowers increase by 5.5...

This paper examines the relationship between labor market power and employer discrimination, providing new causal evidence on when and where discriminatory outcomes arise. We leverage mass layoffs and firm closures as a source of exogenous job search and combine this with an exact matching...

Members of certain minority groups are disadvantaged in different areas of society, such as the labor and housing market and the healthcare system. This is referred to as discrimination if people are disadvantaged solely based on their group membership (e.g., ethnic background or religious...

Drawing inspiration from Oliver Williamson's work, we employ a 'discriminating alignment' approach to explain how established organizations select and govern external sources of innovation. Our framework integrates 'standard' governance mechanisms, such as licensing and joint ventures, with...

Have the recent changes in reproductive rights changed women's perceptions of discrimination and fair treatment relative to men's perceptions? To address this question, we collected online survey data (N=1,374) during spring 2023 using a randomized design that provided information about the...

Reliance on stereotypes is a persistent feature of human decision-making and has been extensively documented in educational setting, where it can shape students' confidence, performance, and long-term human capital accumulation. While effective techniques exist to mitigate these negative...

Reliance on stereotypes is a persistent feature of human decision-making and has been extensively documented in educational settings, where it can shape students’ confidence, performance, and long-term human capital accumulation. While effective techniques exist to mitigate these negative...

This study examines racial and ethnic disparities in mortgage-lending outcomes across different lender types-large banks, fintech lenders, non-bank lenders, small banks, and credit unions-using Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data from 2018 to 2023. By analyzing approval rates, rate spreads,...

This paper examines how attitudes among supervisors, co-workers, and customers are related to discrimination against sexual minority individuals in the workplace. Participants from a large, nationally representative online sample in Chile took part in double list experiments - which reduce...

In this study, we contribute to the literature about the effects of improving access to citizenship on integration outcomes. Hereby, we exploit exogenous variation from two citizenship reforms in Germany to estimate the effects of residency requirements on perceived discrimination, which is...

Hungary's sizeable Roma minority is hit by massive prejudice. Using 2011 Census data and supplementary sources, we study how ethnic bias translates to employment discrimination in local labor markets. The male ethnic employment gap, adjusted for a rich battery of controls, was 20-40 percent...

Gender imbalance in time spent on child rearing causes gender inequalities in labor market outcomes, human capital accumulation, and economic mobility. We conduct a large-scale field experiment with a near-universe of US schools to investigate a potential source of this inequality: external...

This document has been developed in the context of the Study on sanctions for discrimination on racial/ethnic/religious grounds (the Study) commissioned by the European Commission Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (DG JUST). This Good Practice Guide offers guidance on the regulation...

This study, based on national desk research, stakeholder interviews, and a participatory event, assesses the regulation and application of sanctions under the Racial Equality Directive (RED) and Employment Equality Directive (EED). The Study examines sanctions for discrimination on ethnic,...

We present evidence for taste-based discrimination against Chinese first authors in economic citations. We utilize a gravity model of citations and interpret the bias as a negative effect of "cultural distance". After controlling for quality as well as author-, paper-, and journal-specific...

This paper examines implicit gender bias in entrepreneurial financing by randomizing screenings of business investment ideas pitched in the format of the reality television show Chigign Tobiya. Keeping business idea and pitch quality constant, the experiment randomizes whether a female or male...

How individuals allocate resources across social groups depends on economic conditions. While prior research has documented strong in-group favoritism in domains reflecting favorable economic conditions, it remains unclear how this tendency shifts in domains that reflect economic downturns. We...

This paper presents the first rigorous evaluation of school-based interventions aimed at reducing LGBTphobia. We focus on a classroom intervention that addresses the issue of LGBT harassment through perspective-taking and narrative exchange. Using a field experiment in France with more than...

The Housing Choice Voucher program provides substantial rental subsidies to low-income households, yet many recipients struggle to secure housing with their vouchers, particularly in low-poverty areas. This paper examines a key bottleneck in the program: landlord discrimination against voucher...

We examine how exogenous changes in exposure to air pollution over the past two decades have altered the disparities in home values between Black and White homeowners. We find that air quality capitalization rates are significantly lower for Black homeowners. In fact, they are so much lower...

Zusammenfassung Die Frage nach dem Ausmaß und der relativen Bedeutung von Diskriminierung für ethnische Ungleichheiten im deutschen Bildungssystem hat in den letzten Jahren zunehmend Aufmerksamkeit erhalten. Ethnische Disparitäten im Schulerfolg werden teils auf diskriminierende Praktiken...

Discrimination remains a persistent challenge with significant moral and economic consequences. While extensive economics research has documented its existence, identifying effective strategies for reducing discrimination remains an evolving field. This chapter synthesizes theoretical...

Diversity-Programme verfolgen nicht nur das Ziel, wirtschaftliche Potenziale zu erschließen, sondern auch, die Entwicklung von Unternehmen hin zu einer zeitgemäßen und ethisch vertretbaren Unternehmenskultur zu fördern. Trotz der positiven Absichten der Unternehmen, Diversity-Programme...

Das Statistische Bundesamt hat seit dem Jahr 2023 im Mikrozensus das Konzept der Einwanderungsgeschichte eingeführt und setzt es nun auch auf der Ebene von Haushalten und Lebensformen um. Der Beitrag stellt zunächst Strukturmerkmale von Haushalten und Lebensformen mit und ohne...

Wie lassen sich Entgeltunterschiede zwischen den Geschlechtern reduzieren und Entgeltgleichheit herstellen? Um diese Frage zu beantworten, werden vier Einflussfaktoren der Entgeltungleichheit untersucht: Entgeltdiskriminierung, die horizontale und vertikale Segregation sowie die Unausgewogenheit...

Promoting fathers to take parental leave is seen as a promising way to advance gender equality. However, there is still a very limited understanding of its impact on fathers' labor market outcomes. We conducted a correspondence study to analyze whether fathers who take parental leave face...

This document summarises key messages of the 2023 Issue paper on tackling different forms of discrimination in and through education and training, based on the activities of the Working group on equality and values in education and training (2021-2025). The Issue paper addresses six main themes:...

This document summarises key messages of the 2023 Issue paper on tackling different forms of discrimination in and through education and training, based on the activities of the Working group on equality and values in education and training (2021-2025). The Issue paper addresses six main themes:...

This study investigates the impact of differences in consumers’ racial preferences on worker productivity through the example of the home advantage (HA) effect using data on wins in men’s professional tennis from 2001 to 2020 (pre-COVID-19). We identify players’ racial...