Handbook on the Economics of Discrimination

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

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Discrimination's dynamic nature means that no single theory, method, data or study should be relied upon to assess its magnitude, causes, or remedies. Despite some gains in our understanding, these remain active areas of debate among researchers, practitioners and policymakers. The specially commissioned papers in this volume, all by distinguished contributors, present the full range of issues related to this complex and challenging problem. Part 1 explores innovations in methods and data collection that help to provide richer descriptions of inequality. Part 2 reviews empirical evidence on discrimination that people with disabilities, older workers and gay, lesbian and bisexual individuals face. Although discrimination among these groups is not new, this Handbook shows that economists are beginning to more fully document their experiences. Part 3 presents a balanced discussion of anti-discrimination policies and the impact of affirmative action. The methods and data chapters are particularly designed to encourage researchers to utilize the new approaches and develop new data sources.Accessible and comprehensive, the Handbook is the seminal reference on the economics of discrimination for academic and professional economists, graduate students, advanced undergraduates, practitioners, policymakers, and funders of social science research.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2009-10-30
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
FörlagEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN9781849800129

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Diskriminering och rättvisa inom Samhalle och politik
Mikroekonomi inom Ekonomi och ledarskap
Genusvetenskap inom Samhalle och politik
Etnicitet inom Samhalle och politik
Ledarskapsböcker inom Ekonomi och ledarskap

Contents: Introduction William M. Rodgers IIIPart I: New Methods 1. A Primer on Wage Gap Decompositions in the Analysis of Labor Market DiscriminationYana van der Meulen Rodgers2. Using Matched Employer–Employee Data to Study Labor Market DiscriminationJudith K. Hellerstein and David Neumark 3. Learning About Discrimination by Talking to EmployersPhilip Moss and Chris Tilly 4. Discrimination: Experimental Evidence from Psychology and EconomicsLisa R. Anderson, Roland G. Fryer and Charles A. HoltPart II: Beyond Race and Gender 5. A Critical Review of Studies of Discrimination Against Workers with DisabilitiesMarjorie L. Baldwin and William G. Johnson6. Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation: A Review of the Literature in Economics and BeyondM.V. Lee Badgett7. Age Discrimination in US Labor Markets: A Review of the EvidenceScott J. Adams and David NeumarkPart III: Policy Impacts 8. Discrimination in the Credit and Housing Markets: Findings and ChallengesGary A. Dymski9. Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative ActionHarry J. Holzer and David NeumarkConcluding ThoughtsWilliam M. Rodgers IIIIndex

'The papers contained in the first part of the book are particularly valuable as a primer for researchers interested in economic discrimination. On this basis alone this book is recommended for researchers seeking an overview of current techniques for assessing economic discrimination. . . The final section nicely highlights both the importance in understanding the interaction of policy and economic discrimination, and the difficulties in isolating policy effects.'