ECON 3150: Economics of Discrimination: Discrimination

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Required Readings

Economics & Discrimination:

Arrow, K. J. (1998). What Has Economics to Say about Racial Discrimination? The Journal of Economic Perspectives, 12 (2), 91–100.

Fryer, R. G., Loury, G. C. (2005). Affirmative Action and Its Mythology. The Journal of Economic Perspectives, 19 (3), 147–162.

Employer Discrimination:

Charles, K. K. & Guryan J. (2008). Prejudice and Wages. Journal of Political Economy, 116 (5), 773-809.

Goldberg, M. S. (1982). Discrimination, Nepotism and Long Run Wage Differentials. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 97 (2), 307-319.

Bertrand, M., & Mullainathan, S. (2004). Are Emily and Greg More Employable Than Lakisha and Jamal? American Economic Review, 94 (4), 991–1013.

Employee Discrimination:

Levitt, S. D. (2004). Testing Theories of Discrimination: Evidence from Weakest Link. Journal of Law and Economics, 47 (2), 431–452.

Customer Discrimination:

Borjas, G. J., & Bronars, S. G. (1989). Consumer Discrimination and Self-Employment. Journal of Political Economy, 97 (3), 581–605.

Ladd, H. F., & Ladd, H. F. (1998). Evidence on Discrimination in Mortgage Lending. The Journal of Economic Perspectives, 12 (2), 41–62.

Nardinelli, C., & Simon, C. (1990). Customer Racial Discrimination in the Market for Memorabilia: The Case of Caseball. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 105 (3), 575.

Yinger, J. (1998). Evidence on Discrimination in Consumer Markets. The Journal of Economic Perspectives,12 (2), 23-40.

Gender Discrimination:

Blau, F. D., Kahn, L. M. (2000). Gender Differences in Pay. The Journal of Economic Perspectives, 14 (4), 75–99.

Racial Discrimination:

Gittleman, M., & Wolff, E. N. (2004). Racial Differences in Patterns of Wealth Accumulation. The Journal of Human Resources, 39 (1), 193-227.

Heckman, J. J., Lyons, T. M., & Todd, P. E. (2000). Understanding Black-White Wage Differentials, 1960-1990. The American Economic Review, 90 (2), 344-349.

Mora, M. T., & Dávila, A. (2006). A Note on the Changes in the Relative Wages of LEP Hispanic Men between 1980 and 2000. Industrial Relations, 45 (2), 169–173.

Looks Discrimination:

Hamermesh, D. S., & Biddle, J. E. (1994). Beauty and the Labor Market. American Economic Review, 84 (5), 1174–1194.

Sexual Orientation:

Antecol, H., Jong, A., & Steinberger, M. (2008). The Sexual Orientation Wage Gap: The Role of Human Capital, Occupational Choice, and Discrimination. Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 61 (4), 518–543.

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