Bramoullé, Yann; Goyal, Sanjeev - Centre Interuniversitaire sur le Risque, les Politiques … - 2009
Favoritism is the act of offering jobs, contracts and resources to members of one's social group in preference to … outsiders. Favoritism is widely practiced and this motivates an exploration of its origins and economic consequences. Our main … are outside their group. We show that favoritism is relatively easier to sustain in smaller groups. Favoritism entails …