Why do I like people like me?

Bagues, Manuel F.; Pérez Villadóniga, María José

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Why do I like people like me?

dc.affiliation.dpto	UC3M. Departamento de Economía de la Empresa	es
dc.contributor.author	Bagues, Manuel F.
dc.contributor.author	Pérez Villadóniga, María José
dc.contributor.editor	Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Departamento de Economía de la Empresa
dc.date.accessioned	2008-02-15T15:38:31Z
dc.date.available	2008-02-15T15:38:31Z
dc.date.issued	2008-02
dc.description.abstract	In many dimensions the ability to assess knowledge depends critically on the observer's own knowledge of that dimension. Building on this feature, this paper offers both theoretical and empirical evidence showing that, in those tasks where multidisciplinary knowledge is required, evaluations exhibit a similar-to-me effect: candidates who excel in the same dimensions as the evaluator tend to be ranked relatively higher. It is also shown that, if races or genders differ in their distribution of ability, group discrimination will arise unless evaluators (i) are well informed about the extent of intergroup differences and (ii) they may condition their assessments on candidates' group belonging.
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.identifier.repec	wb080601
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10016/1224
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.relation.hasversion	http://hdl.handle.net/10016/20848
dc.relation.ispartofseries	UC3M Working papers. Business Economics
dc.relation.ispartofseries	08-01
dc.rights	Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España
dc.rights.accessRights	open access
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/
dc.subject.eciencia	Empresa
dc.subject.jel	J71
dc.subject.jel	D82
dc.subject.other	Statistical discrimination
dc.subject.other	Evaluation biases
dc.title	Why do I like people like me?
dc.type	working paper	*
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