Arbeitspapier
Why do we discriminate? The role of motivated reasoning
Identifying the cause of discrimination is crucial to design effective policies and to understand discrimination dynamics. Building on traditional models, this paper introduces a new explanation for discrimination: discrimination based on motivated reasoning. By systematically acquiring and processing information, individuals form motivated beliefs and consequentially discriminate based on these beliefs. Through a series of experiments, I show the existence of discrimination based on motivated reasoning and demonstrate important differences to statistical discrimination and taste-based discrimination. Finally, I demonstrate how this form of discrimination can be alleviated by limiting individuals' scope to interpret information.
- Sprache
-
Englisch
- Erschienen in
-
Series: SAFE Working Paper ; No. 356
- Klassifikation
-
Wirtschaft
Micro-Based Behavioral Economics: General‡
Labor Discrimination
Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
- Thema
-
discrimination
belief formation
motivated reasoning
- Ereignis
-
Geistige Schöpfung
- (wer)
-
Eyting, Markus
- Ereignis
-
Veröffentlichung
- (wer)
-
Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE
- (wo)
-
Frankfurt a. M.
- (wann)
-
2022
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
-
10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ
Datenpartner
Dieses Objekt wird bereitgestellt von:
ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft. Bei Fragen zum Objekt wenden Sie sich bitte an den Datenpartner.
ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft. Bei Fragen zum Objekt wenden Sie sich bitte an den Datenpartner.
Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Eyting, Markus
- Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE
Entstanden
- 2022
Ähnliche Objekte (12)
Why do we discriminate? The role of motivated reasoning
Motivated reasoning, information avoidance, and default bias
Motivated reasoning, information avoidance, and default bias
Motivated political reasoning: The formation of belief-value constellations
Motivated political reasoning: The formation of belief-value constellations
Essays on Motivated Reasoning in the Face of Climate Change
From selective exposure to selective information processing: a motivated reasoning approach
From selective exposure to selective information processing: a motivated reasoning approach
Misinformation on social media : Investigating motivated reasoning through an identity-protection model
Why are the elite in China motivated to promote growth?
A replication of Ideological asymmetries and the determinants of politically motivated reasoning (2022)
Why we code
Why do we discriminate? The role of motivated reasoning
Motivated reasoning, information avoidance, and default bias
Motivated reasoning, information avoidance, and default bias
Motivated political reasoning: The formation of belief-value constellations
Motivated political reasoning: The formation of belief-value constellations
Essays on Motivated Reasoning in the Face of Climate Change
From selective exposure to selective information processing: a motivated reasoning approach
From selective exposure to selective information processing: a motivated reasoning approach
Misinformation on social media : Investigating motivated reasoning through an identity-protection model
Why are the elite in China motivated to promote growth?
A replication of Ideological asymmetries and the determinants of politically motivated reasoning (2022)
Why we code
Why do we discriminate? The role of motivated reasoning
Motivated reasoning, information avoidance, and default bias
Motivated reasoning, information avoidance, and default bias
Motivated political reasoning: The formation of belief-value constellations
Motivated political reasoning: The formation of belief-value constellations
Essays on Motivated Reasoning in the Face of Climate Change
From selective exposure to selective information processing: a motivated reasoning approach
From selective exposure to selective information processing: a motivated reasoning approach
Misinformation on social media : Investigating motivated reasoning through an identity-protection model
Why are the elite in China motivated to promote growth?
A replication of Ideological asymmetries and the determinants of politically motivated reasoning (2022)