Costly Discrimination - The Dismal Science
Eric Crampton • Jan 15, 2018 •
Danish kids are happy to pay to avoid having to work with someone of a different ethnicity. In this clever field experiment, Danish kids with traditionally Danish-sounding names were willing to forego expected earnings in order to avoid being paired with someone with a Muslim-sounding name – and vice-versa. It’s a great experimental design. Kids do a first round … Read More