EurAsia Review:
Is there a 'taste for discrimination'? - Analysis
18 August 2014
This column presents evidence from a new test of taste-based discrimination. Examining hiring decisions in the English Fantasy Premier League, the authors do not find that employers discriminate based on race. One explanation for this is that good productivity measures minimise the opportunities for statistical discrimination, which according to studies drives the racial difference in market outcomes.
This article was published online by the EurAsian Review on August 18, 2014
Link to article here
Related publications
'What happens when employers are free to discriminate? Evidence from the English Barclays Premier Fantasy Football League', Alex Bryson and Arnaud Chevalier, Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Paper No.1283, July 2014
Related links
Alex Bryson webpage
Labour Markets Programme webpage