"The book gives an introduction to basic biometric image discrimination technologies including theories that are the foundations of those technologies and new algorithms for biometrics authentication"--Provided by publisher.

We study the determinants of hiring gender discrimination in the French financial sector through a controlled experiment. We find that, on the one hand, the access differences to job interviews by women and men are primarily explained by the expectation of a maternity by young women and, on the...

This book argues that traditional complaint-based antidiscrimination laws are inherently inadequate to respond to systemic discrimination in employment. It examines the mechanisms and characteristics of systemic discrimination and the shortcomings of complaint-based laws. Yet these...

This book provides new evidence on the magnitude and sources of pay inequalities between women and men in European countries and New Zealand on the basis of micro data. Particular attention is devoted to job access and workplace practices, promotions and wage growth, sectoral affiliation and...

Frauen, Männer und die geschlechtsspezifische Segregation am Arbeitsmarkt und in Organisationen — Befunde und Erklärungsansätze -- Die Nemex AG -- Forschungsdesign und Methoden der empirischen Untersuchung -- Empirische Ergebnisse -- Schlussbetrachtung und Ausblick -- Gestaltungsempfehlungen.

With the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, discrimination in employment with respect to the hiring, promotion and pay of minorities and women became illegal in the United States. Yet, 40 years later, earnings differentials still persist between certain minorities and white non-Hispanics...

Indigenous people in Ecuador are most likely to be disadvantaged and live in poverty. This paper reports on the findings of an econometric analysis which explores the extent to which lower educational attainment and labor market discrimination contribute to these disparities. The analysis...

Intro -- Product Market Structure and Labor Market Discrimination -- Contents -- Tables -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1. The Influence of Market Structure on Labor Market Discrimination -- 2. Market Power and Racial Earnings: A Quantile Regression Approach -- 3. Product Market Structure and Gender...