Statistical discrimination is our tendency to believe something about a group of people based on a perceived group average. These beliefs don't necessarily have to come from a prejudiced point of view ...
This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract AbstractLegal cases are won or lost on the basis of statistical discrimination measures, but workers’ perceptions of discriminatory behavior ...
An analysis of the ESPN database of NFL players for the 2016-2017 season by position for place kickers and punters reveals the following: 1. Of the 35 place kickers on 2016-2017 NFL rosters, 34 are ...
OFCCP has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM or Proposed Rule) proposing to codify procedures the agency uses to resolve potential violations of the affirmative action laws the agency ...
This article investigates how lack of information may bias the investigator's assessment of the presence of statistical discrimination. We show that the nature of the bias is such that statistical ...
Face-to-face meetings between mortgage officers and homebuyers have been rapidly replaced by online applications and algorithms, but lending discrimination hasn’t gone away. A new University of ...
Efforts to help ex-offenders by making it difficult for employers to find out about a job applicant's criminal record can backfire. Research continues to show that laws prohibiting employers from ...
With relatively few exceptions—such as a casting call seeking an actor to play Tupac—it’s been illegal for employers to hire based on race for decades. But a level of discrimination persists; some ...