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The economics of discrimination: evidence from basketball
Kahn, Lawrence M. - 2009
This Chapter reviews evidence on discrimination in basketball, primarily examining studies on race but with some discussion of gender as well. I focus on discrimination in pay, hiring, and retention against black NBA players and coaches and pay disparities by gender among college coaches. There...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268948
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Measuring Customer Discrimination: Evidence from the Professional Cricket League in India
Sur, Pramod Kumar; Sasaki, Masaru - 2018
that examining discrimination by controlling for proxy productivity characteristics may produce bias results as certain …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011816591
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Gender Differences in Performance in Competitive Environments: Evidence from Professional Tennis Players
Paserman, M. Daniele - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
This paper uses data from nine tennis Grand Slam tournaments played between 2005 and 2007 to assess whether men and women respond differently to competitive pressure in a setting with large monetary rewards. In particular, it asks whether the quality of the game deteriorates as the stakes become...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763625
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The Economics of Discrimination: Evidence from Basketball
Kahn, Lawrence M. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
This Chapter reviews evidence on discrimination in basketball, primarily examining studies on race but with some discussion of gender as well. I focus on discrimination in pay, hiring, and retention against black NBA players and coaches and pay disparities by gender among college coaches. There...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822827
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Strategic behavior across gender: a comparison of female and male expert chess players
Gerdes, Christer; Gränsmark, Patrik - 2010
This paper aims to measure differences in risk behavior among expert chess players. The study employs a panel data set on international chess with 1.4 million games recorded over a period of 11 years. The structure of the data set allows us to use individual fixed-effect estimations to control...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271328
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Gender Norms and the Motherhood Penalty: Experimental Evidence from India
Bedi, Arjun S.; Majilla, Tanmoy; Rieger, Matthias - 2018
This paper uses a field experiment to study the effect of perceived gender norms on the motherhood penalty in the Indian labor market. We randomly reported motherhood on fictitious CVs sent to service sector job openings. We generated exogenous variation in gender norms by prominently signaling...
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The Racial Saving Gap Enigma: Unraveling the Role of Institutions
Belton, Willie; Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
evidence of the long-lived nature of institutions and the link between institutions and culture. In this paper, we provide an … be attributed solely to racial discrimination but can be explained by the response of culture to institutional … transmitted through culture can help to explain this persistent saving disparity. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761799
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Strategic Behavior across Gender: A Comparison of Female and Male Expert Chess Players
Gerdes, Christer; Gränsmark, Patrik - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
This paper aims to measure differences in risk behavior among expert chess players. The study employs a panel data set on international chess with 1.4 million games recorded over a period of 11 years. The structure of the data set allows us to use individual fixed-effect estimations to control...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008466448
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The Impact of Regional Identity on Hiring Chances: An Experiment Examining Employer Bias
Devos, Louise; Lippens, Louis; Claus, Dagmar; Baert, Stijn - 2025
Regional mobility is crucial for addressing labour shortages, as jobseekers from one region may fill vacancies in another region with few local candidates. However, this requires a willingness amongst employers to consider candidates from across regional borders. This study examines the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015409246
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Explaining the favorite-longshot bias: Is it risk-love or misperceptions?
Snowberg, Erik; Wolfers, Justin - 2010
The favorite-longshot bias describes the longstanding empirical regularity that betting odds provide biased estimates … misperceptions of probability drive the favorite-longshot bias, as suggested by Prospect Theory. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269869