Statistical discrimination with peer effects: Can integration eliminate negative stereotypes?

Review of Economic Studies

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 579-596

  Chaudhuri, Shubham ^a   Sethi, Rajiv ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b Barnard College of Columbia University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL; INVESTMENT; LABOR MARKET; RACIAL DISPARITY; SOCIAL NETWORK; WAGE;

EID: 40449132982     PISSN: 00346527     EISSN: 1467937X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-937X.2008.00468.x     Document Type: Article

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