Discrimination in the labour market exists in many forms: the ‘glass ceiling’ ageism, racism, etc. This unit will help you look at this problem with a new perspective: through economics. You will learn how economists have tried to understand what drives this distortion of the labour market and why women and the ethnic minorities seem to suffer the most.
In the labor market, statistical discrimination occurs when employers’ beliefs about workers’ behavi...
Economic pluralism proposes that economists and social planners should consider alternative theories...
We review theories of race discrimination in the labor market. Taste-based models can generate wage ...
Discrimination in the labour market exists in many forms: the ‘glass ceiling’ ageism, racism, etc. T...
This article first parses the multiple overlapping definitions of discrimination, including distinct...
Two central and related questions in economics concern how resources are distributed and why some pe...
Wage discrimination might simply come about when firms offer lower wages to applicants whom they exp...
This chapter summarizes recent research in economics that investigates differentials by race and gen...
Despite some progress, there is still evidence of discrimination on the grounds of gender and ethnic...
Much employment discrimination law is premised on a purely money-focused reasonable employee, the ...
The economic segmentation literature suggests two mechanisms by which the in-ferior position of mino...
This study comprises three essays exploring labor market discrimination using new data, a new applic...
The author constructs an equilibrium search model where some employers have a distaste for hiring mi...
Despite some progress, there is still evidence of discrimination on the grounds of gender and ethnic...
The relationship between employers and employees is a fundamental part of the economic system in the...
In the labor market, statistical discrimination occurs when employers’ beliefs about workers’ behavi...
Economic pluralism proposes that economists and social planners should consider alternative theories...
We review theories of race discrimination in the labor market. Taste-based models can generate wage ...
Discrimination in the labour market exists in many forms: the ‘glass ceiling’ ageism, racism, etc. T...
This article first parses the multiple overlapping definitions of discrimination, including distinct...
Two central and related questions in economics concern how resources are distributed and why some pe...
Wage discrimination might simply come about when firms offer lower wages to applicants whom they exp...
This chapter summarizes recent research in economics that investigates differentials by race and gen...
Despite some progress, there is still evidence of discrimination on the grounds of gender and ethnic...
Much employment discrimination law is premised on a purely money-focused reasonable employee, the ...
The economic segmentation literature suggests two mechanisms by which the in-ferior position of mino...
This study comprises three essays exploring labor market discrimination using new data, a new applic...
The author constructs an equilibrium search model where some employers have a distaste for hiring mi...
Despite some progress, there is still evidence of discrimination on the grounds of gender and ethnic...
The relationship between employers and employees is a fundamental part of the economic system in the...
In the labor market, statistical discrimination occurs when employers’ beliefs about workers’ behavi...
Economic pluralism proposes that economists and social planners should consider alternative theories...
We review theories of race discrimination in the labor market. Taste-based models can generate wage ...