A Robust Test of Prejudice for Discrimination Experiments

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Abstract: Lab and field experiments have proven to be an important source of empirical evidence on discrimination. We show that if average outcomes in a discrimination experiment satisfy simple conditions, then this provides evidence that decision-makers are prejudiced – regardless of what they learned about individuals in each demographic group before making their decisions. We demonstrate our robust test of prejudice using the lab experiment of Reuben, Sapienza, and Zingales (2014) and the field experiment of Bertrand and Mullainathan (2004).

Type of resource	text
Date created	August 13, 2021

Author	Martin, Daniel
Author	Marx, Philip
Organizer of meeting	Exley, Christine
Organizer of meeting	Marquina, Alejandro Martínez
Organizer of meeting	Niederle, Muriel
Organizer of meeting	Roth, Alvin
Organizer of meeting	Vesterdlund, Lise

DOI	https://doi.org/10.25740/bp909jp4188
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/bp909jp4188

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Preferred citation: Martin, D. and Marx, P. (2022). A Robust Test of Prejudice for Discrimination Experiments. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at https://purl.stanford.edu/bp909jp4188

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