Discrimination In the Labour Market: The Curse of Competition Between Workers
通过实验发现，工人间的竞争是导致雇主对初始条件相同的群体进行统计歧视的关键因素，而缺乏竞争时歧视不显著。
In an experiment we identify a crucial factor that determines whether employers engage in statistical discrimination of ex-ante equal groups. In the standard no-competition setup of Coate and Loury (1993), we do not find systematic evidence for statistical discrimination. When we introduce competition between workers of different groups for the same job, the non-discrimination equilibrium ceases to be stable. In line with this theoretical observation, we find systematic discrimination in the experimental treatment with competition. Nevertheless, a substantial minority of the employers refuses to discriminate even when it is in their best interest to do so.