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The janus face of race: Rhonda M. Williams on orthodox economics schizophrenia
Mason, Patrick L. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2002
This paper provides an evaluation the intellectual contributions of Rhonda M. Williams. Specifically, we focus on Williams' theoretical and empirical contributions to the political economy of race.
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Naked Exclusion: An Experimental Study of Contracts with Externalities
Landeo, Claudia M.; Spier, Kathryn E. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
contracts with the incumbent. When discrimination is impossible, the game resembles a stag-hunt (coordination) game in which the … induces more generous contract terms from the seller. When discrimination and communication are possible, the exclusion rate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005835746
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NEA presidential address: identity, markets, and persistent racial inequality
Mason, Patrick L. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2004
This paper contrasts competing theories and evidence on the nature and significance of African American racial identity. In particular, we seek to examine whether race is best understood as a set of values and behaviors or whether race is best understood as a social norm.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005836196
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The distributive consequuences of machismo: A simulation analysis of intrahousehold allocation
Cuesta, Jose - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
monetary poverty and inequality. Intra-household gender discrimination has been widely shown to shape expenditure decisions … dominated by gender discrimination among household members. Estimates for Chile show a substantial worsening of poverty and … inequality under such allocation rules. This suggests that intra-household discrimination deserves some of the attention …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005836291
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Gender-bias in Education Opportunities for Population Aged 12-18 in Mexico: 1992-2004
Aguayo, Ernesto; Chapa, Joana; Rangel, Erick; Treviño, … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
urban areas. However, this education discrimination against male children has been decreasing over the years. It is also …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005837238
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Notas sobre Descomposiciones Microeconométricas: Un Análisis Antropométrico
Lopez-Pablos, Rodrigo A. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
This essay presents a theoretic approximation on the microeconometric decompositions analysis by incorporating anthropometric variables, and apprainsing theirs presumable effects on the income distribution. A new body-mass-index based equivalent scale is proposed toward more accurate individual...
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"Todo el mundo es país". Immigrant population relationship with work and perception of discrimination
Pietravalle, Lorenzo; Savioli, Marco - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
were conducted. A strong negative relationship between level of job satisfaction and level of perceived discrimination …
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The gender income gap and the influence of family formation reconsidered
Ochsenfeld, Fabian - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
In her recent study Bobbitt-Zeher (2007) takes on the important task of identifying the contribution of educational factors relative to non-educational factors in the making of the gender income gap among the college-educated and finds that “family formation has virtually no effect on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011257839
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When Are Appearances Deceiving? The Nature of the Beauty Premium
Deryugina, Tatyana - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
receive higher wages. Specifically, we are able to distinguish taste-based discrimination from rational statistical … discrimination and biased beliefs. Using three realistic worker tasks to increase the external validity of our results, we find that … discrimination. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258280
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Diagnoza postaw mieszkańców Białegostoku w zakresie tolerancji
Poleszczuk, Jan; Sztop-Rutkowska, Katarzyna; Kiszkiel, … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Celem projektu jest dostarczenie rzetelnej i praktycznej wiedzy z zakresu postaw mieszkańców Białegostoku w zakresie tolerancji. Podjęta diagnoza umożliwia kształtowanie polityki społecznej miasta w zakresie przeciwdziałania nietolerancji, jak również umożliwienie administracji...
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