Discrimination

Color discrimination in Caspian pony

Societal Discrimination against Muslims in Europe: Racism and Political Opportunism

Intergroup Discrimination

Different social and psychological factors become roots of conflicts between groups. However, within a group, conflicts mostly root from psychological prejudice then developing into a more serious form of intergroup discrimination. Though not all conflicts between different groups stem from competition, it still cannot be avoided that people automatically discriminate against those who are not ...

Opportunistic Discrimination ∗

Are minorities more vulnerable to opportunism? We find that individuals from a minority group face greater danger of being cheated by an opportunistic firm because trade with the group is less frequent and the value of a reputation for fairness toward the group is correspondingly smaller. If the majority is sufficiently large it can only lose from a solidarity strategy of punishing opportunism ...

Price Discrimination ∗

In broad terms, one can say that price discrimination exists when two “similar” products which have the same marginal cost to produce are sold by a firm at different prices.1 This practice is often highly controversial in terms of its impact on both consumers and rivals. This chapter aims to explain some of the main economic motives for price discrimination, and to outline when this practice wi...