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dc.contributor.authorChong, Albertoen
dc.contributor.authorÑopo, Hugoen
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-23-
dc.date.accessioned2011-11-18T11:47:53Z-
dc.date.available2011-11-18T11:47:53Z-
dc.date.issued2007-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/51463-
dc.description.abstractThis paper surveys evidence on discrimination in Latin America and shows that there is a widespread perception of discrimination, especially against the poor, the uneducated and those who lack connections. The channels through which discrimination occurs may be built on the basis of economic factors. However, while perception surveys may be informative, they are less than ideal at helping pinpoint the extent and mechanisms related. Recent experimental evidence suggests little room for discriminatory practices in the region. This puzzle, where individuals perceive discrimination is in the air, but few act discriminatorily, is consistent with an explanation about stereotyping that vanishes when information flows operate well.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInter-American Development Bank, Research Department |cWashington, DCen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aWorking Paper |x614en
dc.subject.jelJ15en
dc.subject.jelJ16en
dc.subject.jelJ71en
dc.subject.jelC93en
dc.subject.jelO54en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordEconomic Experimentsen
dc.subject.keywordDiscriminationen
dc.subject.keywordLatin Americaen
dc.subject.stwDiskriminierungen
dc.subject.stwLateinamerikaen
dc.titleDiscrimination in Latin America: An elephant in the room?-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn585625743en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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