Abstract
Discrimination may be said to occur in a market where individuals face terms of trade that are determined by personal characteristics which do not appear directly relevant to the transaction. Most concern has centred on differential treatment by race or ethnic group, and by sex. The primary focus has been on the labour market and housing market, with research motivated, in large part, by controversy over the role of government in maintaining or eliminating observed differentials.
This chapter was originally published in The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics, 1st edition, 1987. Edited by John Eatwell, Murray Milgate and Peter Newman
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Bibliography
Akerlof, G. 1976. The economics of caste and of the rat race and other woeful tales. Quarterly Journal of Economics 90(4): 599–617.
Aigner, D., and G. Cain. 1977. Statistical theoies of discrimination in labor markets. Industrial and Labor Relations Review 30(2): 175–187.
Alchian, A., and R. Kessel. 1962. Competition, monopoly, and the pursuit of pecuniary gain. In Aspects of labor economics, NBER Special Conference Series. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Arrow, K. 1972. Models of job discrimination. In Racial discrimination in economic life, ed. A. Pascal. Lexington: D.C. Heath.
Becker, G. 1957. The economics of discrimination, 2nd ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1971.
Bonacich, E. 1972. A theory of ethnic antagonism: The split labor market. American Sociological Review 37: 547–559.
Mill, J.S. 1869. The subjection of women. New York: Stokes, 1911.
Sowell, T. 1981. Ethnic America: A history. New York: Basic Books.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Copyright information
© 1987 The Author(s)
About this entry
Cite this entry
Mueser, P. (1987). Discrimination. In: The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95121-5_101-1
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95121-5_101-1
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
Publisher Name: Palgrave Macmillan, London
Online ISBN: 978-1-349-95121-5
eBook Packages: Springer Reference Economics and FinanceReference Module Humanities and Social SciencesReference Module Business, Economics and Social Sciences