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Gender differences in discrimination emerge early in life: Evidence from primary school children in a bilingual city

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  • Angerer, Silvia
  • Dutcher, E. Glenn
  • Glätzle-Rützler, Daniela
  • Lergetporer, Philipp
  • Sutter, Matthias

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We report the decisions of 824 young children who allocated a fixed endowment between two other children where only one spoke the same language as the decision maker. We show that boys are more likely to discriminate against the out-group.

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  • Angerer, Silvia & Dutcher, E. Glenn & Glätzle-Rützler, Daniela & Lergetporer, Philipp & Sutter, Matthias, 2017. "Gender differences in discrimination emerge early in life: Evidence from primary school children in a bilingual city," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 152(C), pages 15-18.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:152:y:2017:i:c:p:15-18
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2016.12.031
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    Keywords

    Discrimination; Gender; Language; Children; Experiment;
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    JEL classification:

    • C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
    • C93 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Field Experiments
    • D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles

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