The paper develops a new theory of group discrimination in which the discrimination in favor or against certain groups is simply a coordination device. It is built on the axiom that a person who gets to perform many tasks is more effective in carrying out each task, which implies increasing returns to productivity in doing the same task or strategic complementarity between doing different tasks. The theory helps us understand discrimination in free...
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2015/11/13
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS7490
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2015/11/13
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Discrimination as a coordination device : markets and the emergence of identity
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