Group identity,social distance and intergroup bias |
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Affiliation: | Centre for Labour Market Policy Research (CAFO), Växjö University, SE-351 95 Växjö, Sweden |
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Abstract: | This paper studies how group identity, social distance and intergroup bias may affect economic decision-making. Two types of experimental groupings are created, and subjects are then paired with either an in-group member or an out-group member in a number of two-person games. The result of this experiment shows that out-group members face a risk of being discriminated against. The cause of the discrimination is not hostility toward out-group members; the discrimination is triggered because of higher expectations or favoritism of in-group members. This type of behavior holds, regardless of the grouping procedure. |
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