This chapter surveys the theoretical literature on statistical discrimination and affirmative action. This literature …

Discrimination is a pervasive aspect of modern society and human relations. Statistical discrimination theory suggests …, whereas statistical discrimination theory implies that better predictions can be achieved by using all available information … suggesting that statistical discrimination often results in worse predictions. By understanding when statistical discrimination …

set out a model explaining why differences in discrimination at the stage of invitation for interviews can arise when … recruiters display identical discriminatory attitudes in both sectors. The estimation of this model shows that discrimination at … the invitation stage is a poor predictor of discrimination at the hiring stage. This suggests that many correspondence …

Correspondence tests have been used by scholars and civil rights organizations to measure ethnic discrimination. In … contrast to research testing covering a whole market through many discrimination tests, litigation testing typically targets a … methodological challenges to disentangle systematic discrimination from random treatment. This study examines from a purely …