…Republican margins grew the largest tended to be predominantly white places in otherwise racially mixed states. These patterns are consistent with research on individual racial attitudes. Historically, the greatest levels…
…in thin markets; it appears that discrimination may not “survive” in the presence of significant competition among buyers. Furthermore, black sellers do worst in the most racially isolated markets and…
…of the consumer’s willingness to pay more for their clippers than they would their dog’s. [Yes indeed: this is known as price discrimination.] These hair clippers reminded me of something…
…Substantial racial test score gaps are found as early as age five. Roland Fryer and I have written two papers on racial differences in test scores in the past (see…
Could a lack of sleep help explain why some people get much sicker than others?
…What is it that we’re seeing here on Amazon — racial discrimination? Price discrimination? Neither? When I went back to the site this morning, I saw that the Caucasian dollhouse…
Markets are hardly perfect, but the results can be ugly when you try to subvert them.
Could a lack of sleep help explain why some people get much sicker than others?
Talithia Williams thinks you should rigorously track your body’s data. She and Steve Levitt trade birth stories and bemoan the state of STEM education….
A kid’s name can tell us something about his parents — their race, social standing, even their politics. But is your name really your destiny?
…of serving is probably also less. This can’t be the usual cost-based price discrimination, and I would think that our demand elasticity is not lower than most people’s, so it’s…
…reduction).” He adds: I thought it was hilarious! So I wrote a blog post with a microeconomic approach to the promotion, using price discrimination. I had to chuckle, in part…
From baseball card conventions to Walmart, John List has always used field experiments to say revolutionary things about economics. He explains the value of an apology, why scaling shouldn’t be…
…be confirmed at check-in upon presentation of valid ID. Valid for arrivals Thursday – Saturday The promotion is price discrimination based on age, with the assumption that younger guests are…
Our co-host is comedian Christian Finnegan, and we learn: the difference between danger and fear; the role of clouds in climate change; and why (and when) politicians are bad at…
…a lot of those issues. We’ve gotten rid of explicit racial bias. But what’s potentially harder to get rid of is the implicit stereotypes that we all carry inside.” [%comments]…
…that claims that there is racial bias on the part of NBA referees, written up in the New York Times by Allen Schwarz. The claim of the paper is that…
For Black men, the barbershop is a neighborhood hub. It could also be a place for them to get medical care. Plus: What happens to patients when affirmative action ends?…
On the Internet, people say all kinds of things they’d never say aloud — about sex and race, about their true wants and fears. Seth Stephens-Davidowitz has spent years parsing…
A kid’s name can tell us something about his parents — their race, social standing, even their politics. But is your name really your destiny?
A kid’s name can tell us something about his parents — their race, social standing, even their politics. But is your name really your destiny?
What does it mean to pursue something that everyone else thinks is nuts? And what does it take to succeed?
Levitt and Dubner answer your questions about driving, sneezing, and ladies’ nights. Plus a remembrance of Levitt’s sister Linda.
…the racial disparities found in employment.? It seems that OkCupid doesn’t match couples where the match would be inconsistent with an explicit racial preference of a user.? So these racial…
Societies where people trust one another are healthier and wealthier. In the U.S. (and the U.K. and elsewhere), social trust has been falling for decades — in part because our…
When trust in doctors or the healthcare system is lost, it’s really hard to get back. Bapu Jena explores the ripple effects of a C.I.A. operation to catch Osama bin…
Societies where people trust one another are healthier and wealthier. In the U.S. (and the U.K. and elsewhere), social trust has been falling for decades — in part because our…
Cecilia Rouse, the chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisors, is as cold-blooded as any economist. But she admits that her profession would do well to focus on…
(Photo: Nick Allen) A new working paper (gated) from Decio Coviello and Nicola Persico: We analyze data on NYPD’s “stop and frisk program” in an effort to identify racial bias…
