%0 Report
        %A Lee, Jungmin
        %T American Idol: Evidence of Same-Race Preferences?
        %D 2006
        %8 2006 Feb
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 1974
        %U https://www.iza.org/publications/dp1974
        %X This study examines whether viewers of the popular television show, American Idol, are racially biased. I find strong evidence for same-race preferences, in particular among black viewers. Featuring more black contestants attracts more black households to tune in to watch the show. And, with more black viewers, a black contestant is less likely to be voted off.
        %K customer discrimination
%K TV viewership
%K voting