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Multi-Stage Contests with Stochastic Ability
Konrad, Kia A.; Kovenock, Dan - Krannert School of Management, Purdue University - 2006
We consider the properties of perfectly discriminating contests in which players’ abilities are stochastic, but become common knowledge before efforts are expended. Players whose expected ability is lower than that of their rivals may still earn a positive expected payoff from participating in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005835353
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The Role of Industry and Occupation in U.S. Unemployment Differentials by Gender, Race and Ethnicity: Recent Trends
Mueser, Peter R.; Michaelides, Marios - Economics Department, University of Missouri - 2010
We examine how gender, racial, and ethnic variation in unemployment and Unemployment Insurance (UI) receipt changed over time in the U.S. economy and how these changes are influenced by shifts in the occupational and industrial composition of employment. Using Current Population Survey (CPS)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008677114
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Surprising intersectionalities of inequality and privilege: the case of the arts and cultural sector
Tatli, Ahu; Ozbilgin, Mustafa - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2012
Purpose – This paper seeks to explore the difficult territory of intersectionality as it relates to inequality and disadvantage in the labour market of the arts and cultural sector. It aims to first examine the way Acker's concept of inequality regimes is located in the extant literature....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010707976
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Race, Ethnicity and High Cost Mortgage Lending
Bayer, Patrick; Ferreira, Fernando V.; Ross, Stephen - Department of Economics, University of Connecticut - 2014
This paper examines how high cost mortgage lending varies by race and ethnicity. It uses a unique panel data that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011103305
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"Race, Power, and the Subprime/Foreclosure Crisis: A Mesoanalysis"
Dymski, Gary A.; Hernandez, Jesus; Mohanty, Lisa - Levy Economics Institute - 2011
Economists' principal explanations of the subprime crisis differ from those developed by noneconomists in that the latter see it as rooted in the US legacy of racial/ethnic inequality, and especially in racial residential segregation, whereas the former ignore race. This paper traces this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010627291
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The 1979 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth is among the few surveys to provide multiple reports on respondents’ race and ethnicity. Respondents were initially classified as His...
Light, Audrey; Nandi, Alita - Ohio State University, Department of Economics - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010552221
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Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in TRICARE.
Bagchi, Ann D.; Schone, Eric; Higgins, Patricia; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2009
services by race/ethnicity for active duty and retired TRICARE beneficiaries versus civilians. Although disparities exist among …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010923848
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Workplace Segregation in the United States: Race, Ethnicity, and Skill
Hellerstein, Judith; Neumark, David - Department of Economics, University of California-Irvine - 2006
created. We present measures of workplace segregation by education and language, and by race and ethnicity, and ­ since skill … is often correlated with race and ethnicity ­ we assess the role of education- and language-related skill differentials … in generating workplace segregation by race and ethnicity. We define segregation based on the extent to which workers are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004976994
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Consumer and employer discrimination in professional sports markets - New evidence from Major League Baseball
Maennig, Wolfgang; Mueller, Steffen Q. - 2021
of different race and ethnicity; employer discrimination is not primarily driven by fans' racial preferences. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012794511
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Recent Changes In The Characteristics Of Unemployed Workers
Mueser, Peter R.; Michaelides, Marios - Economics Department, University of Missouri - 2009
We examine how gender, racial, and ethnic variation in unemployment and Unemployment Insurance (UI) receipt changed over time in the U.S. economy and how these changes are influenced by shifts in the occupational and industrial composition of employment. Using Current Population Survey (CPS)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008474160