Reducing Sexual-Orientation Discrimination: Experimental Evidence from Basic Information Treatments

Customer-Based Discrimination and Sexual Orientation: Evidence from Geographic Variation in Occupational Sorting

Discrimination against minorities in the work place is a complex phenomenon that has several labor market effects as well as a rich variety of causes. One such cause of discriminatory practices against minority workers is customer-based discrimination. This occurs when prejudice leads individuals to prefer commercial interactions with certain groups of workers over others. Under customer-based ...

Sexual orientation discrimination in the labour market

Article history: This research examines the Received 6 December 2007 Received in revised form 4 November 2008 Accepted 16 December 2008 Available online 3 January 2009

Discrimination: Experimental Evidence from Psychology and Economics

Virtual 3D shape and orientation discrimination using point distance information

Distance information is critical to our understanding of our surrounding environment, especially in virtual reality settings. Unfortunately, as we gage distance mainly visually, the blind are prevented from properly utilizing this parameter to formulate 3D cognitive maps and cognitive imagery of their surroundings. We show qualitatively that with no training it is possible for blind and blindfo...

Sexual Orientation and Hirability Ratings 1 Running head: SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND HIRABILITY RATINGS The Effects of Sexual Orientation on Hirability Ratings: An Experimental Study

Despite its rising importance, empirical research about sexual orientation in the workplace is still scarce. This experimental study examined if gay candidates, with the same work-related qualities as heterosexual candidates, would be judged less favorably in a personnel selection context. Written candidate profiles were varied in a 3 x 3 between-subjects factorial design, with candidate qualit...