%0 Report %A Baert, Stijn %A Pauw, Ann-Sophie De %T Is Ethnic Discrimination Due to Distaste or Statistics? %D 2014 %8 2014 Jul %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) %C Bonn %7 IZA Discussion Paper %N 8319 %U https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp8319 %X 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. %K economics of ethnic minorities %K hiring discrimination %K taste discrimination %K statistical discrimination