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Do anti-discrimination policies work? : a mix of policies could be the solution to reducing discrimination in the labor market

Valfort, Marie-Anne - 2018

addressing their weaknesses. In particular, policymakers should thoroughly address prejudice (taste-based discrimination …), stereotypes (statistical discrimination), cognitive biases, and attention-based discrimination. …Discrimination is a complex, multi-factor phenomenon. Evidence shows widespread discrimination on various grounds …

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Discrimination and Assimilation

Eguia, Jon X. - 2015

I present a theory of assimilation in a heterogeneous society composed of two groups with distinct social norms and unequal statuses. Members of the group with a relatively disadvantaged status face an incentive to assimilate, embracing the norms of the more advantaged group. The cost of...

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Chapter 12. Gender Inequality

Ponthieux, Sophie; Meurs, Dominique - In: Handbook of income distribution : volume 2, (pp. 981-1146). 2015

The chapter examines how the various dimensions of economic inequality between men and women are analyzed today. Beyond the gender wage gap—a central issue—and of course the still far from equal sharing of housework, the chapter also reviews research on gender inequality in access to...

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The effect of host society culture on migrant wage discrimination : approaching the Roestigraben

Kohler, Pierre - 2012

. -- immigration ; migration ; labour market ; culture ; political preferences ; wage discrimination ; Switzerland …This paper investigates whether host society culture affects migrant wage discrimination, i.e. whether migrant wage … discrimination is more intense in host societies where culture is more inward-looking. The motivation for this investigation in the …

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Culture and the cross-country differences in the gender commuting gap : evidence from immigrants in the United States

Marcén, Miriam; Morales, Marina - 2021

This paper explores the role of the gender equality culture in cross-country gender commuting gap differences. To avoid inter-relationships between culture, institutions, and economic conditions in a simple cross-country analysis, we adopt the epidemiological approach. We merge data from the...

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Evaluating the effect of beauty on labor market outcomes : a review of the literature

Liu, Xing Michelle; Sierminska, Eva - 2014

An important underlying determinant of wage discrimination, as well as the gender wage gap is the way the labor market …

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Do negative native-place stereotypes lead to discriminatory wage penalties in China's migrant labor markets?

Maurer-Fazio, Margaret; Connelly, Rachel; Tran, Ngoc-Han Thi - 2015

traits. Such prejudice does not necessarily lead to wage discrimination. Whether or not it does depends on the nature of the … Project (RUMiC) to explore whether native-place wage discrimination affects migrant workers in China's urban labor markets. We … analyze the question of wage discrimination among migrants by estimating wage equations for men and women, controlling for …

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Combining discrimination diagnostics to identify sources of statistical discrimination

Domínguez, Patricio; Grau, Nicolás; Vergara, Damián - In: Economics letters 212 (2022), pp. 1-4

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Stereotypes of physical appearance and labor market chances

Araï, Mahmood; Gartell, Marie; Rödin, Magnus; Özcan, … - 2016

Using an experimental setup involving 436 case workers at the Swedish Public Employment Service (SPES) as subjects and the profile photographs and recorded voices of 75 jobseekers as treatments, we report results indicating that male case workers tend to favor jobseekers perceived as having a...

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Gender differences in teachers' assessments and blind test results : evidence from Uruguay

Bucheli, Marisa; Amábile, Florencia; Estrades, Carmen - 2024

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