@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp8319, author={Baert, Stijn and Pauw, Ann-Sophie De}, title={Is Ethnic Discrimination Due to Distaste or Statistics?}, year={2014}, month={Jul}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={8319}, url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp8319}, abstract={Employing a lab experiment, we directly test the empirical importance of key attitudes underlying the models of taste-based and statistical discrimination in explaining ethnic hiring discrimination. We find evidence that employer concern that co-workers and customers will prefer collaborating with native individuals drives unequal treatment.}, keywords={economics of ethnic minorities;hiring discrimination;taste discrimination;statistical discrimination}, }