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- 2020
- Working Paper
(When) Does Appearance Matter? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial
By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, Tarun Khanna, Christos A. Makridis and Subhradip Sarker
While there is evidence about labor market discrimination based on race, religion, and gender, we know little about whether physical appearance leads to discrimination in labor market outcomes. We deploy a randomized experiment on 1,000 respondents in India between... View Details
Keywords: Behavioral Economics; Coronavirus; Discrimination; Homophily; Labor Market Mobility; Limited Attention; Resumes; Personal Characteristics; Prejudice and Bias
Choudhury, Prithwiraj, Tarun Khanna, Christos A. Makridis, and Subhradip Sarker. "(When) Does Appearance Matter? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-038, September 2020.
- 2016
- Presentation
Kieran Snyder
- 06 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 6, 2018
information and suggestive evidence that these frictions are due to privacy norms. We do not find any significant differences in information frictions between female and male employees. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55156 How... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Nov 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Ideological Segregation among Online Collaborators: Evidence from Wikipedians
- 2023
- Working Paper
Scapegoating and Discrimination in Times of Crisis: Evidence from Airbnb
By: Michael Luca, Elizaveta Pronkina and Michelangelo Rossi
We present evidence that discrimination against Asian-American Airbnb users sharply increased at the
start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a DiD approach, we find that hosts with distinctively Asian
names experienced a 20 percent decline in guests relative to hosts... View Details
Keywords: Discrimination; Behavioral Economics; Market Design; Health Pandemics; Prejudice and Bias; Digital Platforms; Design
Luca, Michael, Elizaveta Pronkina, and Michelangelo Rossi. "Scapegoating and Discrimination in Times of Crisis: Evidence from Airbnb." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 23-012, August 2022. (Revised March 2023.)
- May 2021
- Case
Career at a Crossroads? (A)
By: James K. Sebenius and Alex Green
A career professional at a major consumer goods company, Kym Lew Nelson is hoping to negotiate a promotion to vice president, which would make her one of the senior-most African American women in the organization. But when Nelson’s white German boss arrives in the... View Details
Keywords: Culture; Negotiation; Race; Gender; Organizational Culture; Prejudice and Bias; United States
Sebenius, James K., and Alex Green. "Career at a Crossroads? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 921-018, May 2021.
- March 2019
- Article
Beliefs about Gender
By: Pedro Bordalo, Katherine Baldiga Coffman, Nicola Gennaioli and Andrei Shleifer
We conduct laboratory experiments that explore how gender stereotypes shape beliefs about ability of oneself and others in different categories of knowledge. The data reveal two patterns. First, men’s and women’s beliefs about both oneself and others exceed observed... View Details
Bordalo, Pedro, Katherine Baldiga Coffman, Nicola Gennaioli, and Andrei Shleifer. "Beliefs about Gender." American Economic Review 109, no. 3 (March 2019): 739–773.
- January 1993 (Revised November 1997)
- Case
BayBank Boston
In 1992, the Federal Reserve released a study of mortgage lending patterns in Boston. It concluded that even when credit factors were taken into account, black and Hispanic applicants experienced higher rejection rates. Richard Pollard, chairman of BayBank Boston, had... View Details
Dees, J. Gregory, and Christine C. Remey. "BayBank Boston." Harvard Business School Case 393-095, January 1993. (Revised November 1997.)
- 02 Oct 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is Leadership an Increasingly Difficult Balancing Act?
advantage in a world of impatient investors, restive employees, and demanding customers? Do they require leaders who have fewer answers, more questions, and a bias for testing and quick action? Are investors, employees, and customers... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
@Soldiers Field
told the Burden crowd. The HBS Student Association—headed by its first female copresidents, Libby Leffler and LaToya Marc (both MBA 2017)—offered an unconscious bias training session facilitated by Harvard’s Project Implicit and... View Details
- Web
2015 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
2015 Gender and Work Symposium: Research to Change the World Presentation Erin Hennes Erin Hennes speaks at 2015 Gender and Work Symposium: Research to Change the World Erin Hennes speaks at 2015 Gender and Work Symposium: Research to Change the World Reducing View Details
- 06 Nov 2020
- News
Signal Boost
like implicit bias and the actions you can take as an individual or as an organization or as a community to be more welcoming,” says Lara. “I get employers telling me, ‘Well, you know, we tried hiring diverse people but they don’t stay.’... View Details
- 08 May 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 8, 2018
unexpected networking opportunities, generating a tight community of German businesspeople in India. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54465 How Scheduling Can Bias Quality Assessment: Evidence from Food... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Dec 2022
- Blog Post
7 Resolutions for Recruiting in the New Year
sexual orientation, etc.? What do your employee retention numbers tell you about who on your team feels supported? Are you actively seeking out diverse candidates, and if so, what do your hiring numbers tell you about bias in the... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 09 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
A Simple Way for Restaurant Inspectors to Improve Food Safety
are hospitalized, and 3,000 die due to foodborne illnesses, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The research is detailed in the paper “How Scheduling Can Bias Quality Assessment: Evidence from Food Safety... View Details
- 30 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Political Polarization: Why We All Just Can't Get Along
A recent study suggests that America’s political polarization is driven more by incorrect beliefs and stereotypes about the other side than distaste with those people. That should be good news for those wondering how to knit polarized sides together, or at least nudge... View Details
- 2018
- Speaking truth: Mobilizing Change Through Artistic Expression
How I Found My Voice
- 2017
- Interviews
Laura Morgan Roberts (1)
- 2016
- Flash Talks
Verónica Rabelo
- 2017
- Performance & Appearance