Syllabus: The Economics of Discrimination - Prof. Dr. Andrea Weber
Syllabus: The Economics of Discrimination - Prof. Dr. Andrea Weber
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Mannheim, 24. 10. 2012 <strong>Syllabus</strong>: <strong>The</strong> <strong>Economics</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Discrimination</strong> Universität Mannheim, Blockseminar, Frühjahr 2013 Pr<strong>of</strong>. <strong>Dr</strong>. <strong>Andrea</strong> <strong>Weber</strong> Termine: Einführung : Freitag 15. 2., 09:00 bis 12:00, Blockseminar I : Fr. 8. 3., 09:00 bis 18:00 Blockseminar II: Sa. 9. 3., 09:00 bis 18:00 Course Overview and Objectives Not all difference results from discrimination. Not all discrimination results in observable differences. This course will focus on issues <strong>of</strong> difference and discrimination associated with race, gender, nation <strong>of</strong> birth, or age focusing particularly on the labor market. We will discuss economic theories that explain discrimination and how econometrics is used to address questions <strong>of</strong> discrimination. Enrollment and Course Website: Please register for the seminar at the Studierendenportal https://portal.uni-‐mannheim.de/ Registered students can also access the ILIAS webpage for the seminar, where you find the program and literature references. Contact and Office Hours Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>Andrea</strong> <strong>Weber</strong>, L7, 3-‐5, Room 4.20, a.weber@uni-‐mannheim.de Office hours: Tuesday 14:00 – 15:00. Appointment: if you cannot make the <strong>of</strong>fice hours, send an email and request an appointment Course Requirements At the introductory meeting, each student selects one <strong>of</strong> the suggested topics (below) and prepares a 30 minutes presentation based on the literature references and the material covered in the introduction. In addition, each student selects a second topic for which she/he prepares a 5 minute discussion, based on a colleague’s presentation. During the seminar blocks a time slot <strong>of</strong> 45 minutes is assigned to each topic to allow for general discussion as well. Presentation slides have to be sent to <strong>Andrea</strong> <strong>Weber</strong> and the respective discussant <strong>of</strong> the presentation by March 6 at latest. After the seminar each students hands in a written report <strong>of</strong> his/her topic summarizing the presentation and comments from the discussion (maximum 5 pages). Language: Presentations and written reports can be either in English or German.
Arcidiacono, Peter, Patrick Bayer, and Aurel Hizmo. 2010. "Beyond Signaling and Human Capital: Education and the Revelation <strong>of</strong> Ability." American Economic Journal: Applied <strong>Economics</strong>, 2(4): 76–104. Kevin Lang & Michael Manove, 2011. "Education and Labor Market <strong>Discrimination</strong>," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 101(4), pages 1467-‐96. 5. Gender wage differences in Germany and in international comparison Beblo, M., Beninger, D., Heinze, A., Laisney, F., Measuring Selectivity-‐Corrected Gender Wage Gaps in the EU, .ZEW Mannheim, Working Paper, 2003, (03-‐74). Al-‐Farhan, Usamah Fayez (2010), Changes in the Gender Wage Gap in Germany during a Period <strong>of</strong> Rising Wage Inequality 1999 – 2006: Was it <strong>Discrimination</strong> in the Returns to Human Capital? SOEP paper 293. Weichselbaumer, D., Winter-‐Ebmer, R., "A Meta-‐analysis <strong>of</strong> the International Gender Wage Gap", Journal <strong>of</strong> Economic Surveys, 2005, 19(3), S. 479-‐511. 6. <strong>Discrimination</strong> in the labor market: Gender differences in top positions Holst, E., and A. Busch. "Der "Gender Pay Gap" in Führungspositionen der Privatwirtschaft in Deutschland," Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), SOEPpapers 169, 2009 Bertrand, Marianne and Kevin F. Hallock (2001): <strong>The</strong> gender gap in top corporate jobs, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 55(1), 3-‐21 7. <strong>Discrimination</strong> in the labor market: <strong>Discrimination</strong> and beauty Hamermesh, Daniel S. and Jeff E. Biddle (1994), "Beauty and the labor market", American Economic Review 84, 1174-‐1194. Biddle, Jeff E. and Daniel S. Hamermesh (1998), “Beauty, Productivity and <strong>Discrimination</strong>: Lawyers’ Looks and Lucre” Journal <strong>of</strong> Labor <strong>Economics</strong>, 16, 172-‐201. 8. Market competition and discrimination Sandra E. Black; Philip E. Strahan (2001) <strong>The</strong> Division <strong>of</strong> Spoils: Rent-‐Sharing and <strong>Discrimination</strong> in a Regulated Industry, <strong>The</strong> American Economic Review, Vol. 91, No. 4. pp. 814-‐831. Charles, Kerwin, and Jonathan Guryan (2008): Prejudice and Wages: An Empirical Assessment <strong>of</strong> Becker’s <strong>The</strong> <strong>Economics</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Discrimination</strong>, Journal <strong>of</strong> Political Economy, 116(5), 773-‐809. 9. <strong>Discrimination</strong> in Sports Szymanski Stefan, “A Market Test for <strong>Discrimination</strong> in the English Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Soccer League”, Journal <strong>of</strong> Political Economy 108, (2000): 590-‐603 Parsons C.A. , J. Sulaeman, M.C. Yates, D. S. Hamermesh “Strike Three: <strong>Discrimination</strong>, Incentives, and Evaluation” American Economic Review 101 (June 2011): 1410–1435. Price J, J. Wolfers (2010) “Racial <strong>Discrimination</strong> Among NBA Rreferees”, Quarterly Journal <strong>of</strong> <strong>Economics</strong> 10. <strong>Discrimination</strong> in markets other than the labor market: Education
Currie, Janet and Duncan Thomas, “Does Head Start Help Hispanic Children?” Journal <strong>of</strong> Public <strong>Economics</strong> 74 (November 1999): 235-‐262 Charles, Camille A. et al, “<strong>The</strong> Continuing Consequences <strong>of</strong> Segregation: Family Stress and College Academic Performance,” Social Science Quarterly 85 (December 2004): 1353-‐73. 11. <strong>Discrimination</strong> in markets other than the labor market: Crime Schanzenbach, Max. “Racial and Sex Disparities in Prison Sentences: <strong>The</strong> Effect <strong>of</strong> District-‐Level Judicial Demographics.” Journal <strong>of</strong> Legal Studies 34 (January 2005): 57-‐92. http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/425597 Holzer, Harry J; Raphael, Steven; Stoll, Michael A. “Perceived Criminality, Criminal Background Checks, and the Racial Hiring Practices <strong>of</strong> Employers.” Journal <strong>of</strong> Law and <strong>Economics</strong> 49 (October 2006): 451-‐80 12. <strong>Discrimination</strong> in markets other than the labor market: Savings and Wealth Ladd, Helen F., “Evidence on <strong>Discrimination</strong> in Mortgage Lending,” Journal <strong>of</strong> Economic Perspectives 12 (Spring1998): 41-‐62. Yinger, John, “Evidence on <strong>Discrimination</strong> in Consumer Markets,” Journal <strong>of</strong> Economic Perspectives 12 (Spring1998): 23-‐40. Barsky R., Bound J., Charles K.K., Lupton J.P., “Accounting for the black-‐white wealth gap: a non-‐parametric approach”, Jounal <strong>of</strong> the American Statistical Society, 97, 663-‐673.
Additional Literature: Altonji, Joseph G. and Rebecca M. Blank (1999): Race and Gender in the Labor Market, in: Orley Ashenfelter and David Card, Handbook <strong>of</strong> Labor <strong>Economics</strong>, Volume 3C, North Holland, Amsterdam, p. 3143-‐3257 Bertrand, Marianne (2010): New Perspectives on Gender, in: Orley Ashenfelter and David Card, Handbook <strong>of</strong> Labor <strong>Economics</strong>, Volume 4B, North Holland, Amsterdam, p. 1545-‐1592 Gneezy, Uri, Muriel Niederle and Aldo Rustichini (2001): Performance in competitive enviroments: Gender differences, Harvard University. Niederle, Muriel, Vesterlund, Lise, 2008. Gender differences in competition. Negotiation Journal 24 (4), 447-‐463. Ashenfelter, Orley and Timothy Hannan (1986): Sex <strong>Discrimination</strong> and Product Market Competition: <strong>The</strong> Case <strong>of</strong> the Banking Industry, Quarterly Journal <strong>of</strong> <strong>Economics</strong>, 101/1, pp. 149-‐173. Anderson, Lisa, Roland G. Fryer, and Charles Holt (2005) <strong>Discrimination</strong>: Experimental Evidence from Psychology and <strong>Economics</strong> Hunt, J. "<strong>The</strong> Transition in East Germany: When Is a Ten-‐Point Fall in the Gender Wage Gap Bad News?," Journal <strong>of</strong> Labor <strong>Economics</strong>, 2002, University <strong>of</strong> Chicago Press, 20(1), pp. 148-‐169 Gartner, H. and G. Stephan. "How Collective Contracts and Works Councils Reduce the Gender Wage Gap," Institut für Arbeitsmarkt und Berufsforschung (IAB), Discussion Paper 7, 2004. Blau, F., and L. Kahn. "International Differences in Male Wage Inequality: Institutions versus Market Forces," Journal <strong>of</strong> Political Economy, 1996, University <strong>of</strong> Chicago Press, 104(4), pp. 791-‐836. Beblo, M. and E. Wolf. “Sind es die Erwerbsunterbrechungen? Ein Erklärungsbeitrag zum Lohnunterschied zwischen Frauen und Männern in Deutschland,” Mitteilungen aus der Arbeitsmarkt-‐ und Berufsforschung MittAB 4, 36, 2003, pp. 560-‐572. Arrow, Kenneth. “What Has <strong>Economics</strong> to Say about Racial <strong>Discrimination</strong>?,” Journal <strong>of</strong> Economic Perspectives 12 (Spring, 1998): 91-‐100. Fryer, Roland G., Jr; Loury, Glenn C. “Affirmative Action and Its Mythology.” Journal <strong>of</strong> Economic Perspectives 19 (Summer 2005): 147-‐62 Crime Butcher, Kristin F. and Piehl, Anne Morrison. “Why are Immigrants' Incarceration Rates so Low? Evidence on Selective Immigration, Deterrence, and Deportation.” NBER Working Paper No. 13229 (July 2007). http://www.nber.org/papers/w1322.
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