实证歧视研究的建构主义视角

IF 11.5 1区 经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS
Evan K. Rose
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摘要

当代学者将种族视为一种建构的社会范畴,而非生物学事实。然而,大多数实证歧视研究将种族与数据中通常观察到的其他个体特征区别对待。本文考虑了采用建构主义视角的意义。我开发了一个简单的模型,其中代理人使用可观察到的特征来解释种族社会类别的成员资格并做出决策。歧视是基于感知到的社会身份而采取行动的结果。该模型强调需要衡量种族“第一阶段”——个体之间的社会身份对比——而不是依赖于编码在数据中的种族,并在基于种族的歧视和直接统计歧视之间提出了新的区别。我用工资、语言模式和肤色的数据说明了一些含义,并总结了基于建构主义模型的未来研究策略。(j15, j31, j71, k38)
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A Constructivist Perspective on Empirical Discrimination Research
Contemporary scholars view race as a constructed social category, not a biological fact. Yet most empirical discrimination research treats race no differently than other individual characteristics typically observed in data. This article considers the implications of adopting a constructivist perspective instead. I develop a simple model where agents use observable characteristics to both interpret membership in racial social categories and make decisions. Discrimination is the result of acting based on perceived social identity. The model highlights the need to measure the racial “first stage”—the social identity contrast between individuals—instead of relying on race as coded in data, and draws a novel distinction between race-based and direct statistical discrimination. I illustrate some implications using data on wages, speech patterns, and skin color and conclude with strategies for future research that build on the constructivist model. (JEL J15, J31, J71, K38)
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期刊介绍: Commencing in 1969, the Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) serves as a vital resource for economists, offering a means to stay informed about the extensive literature in the field. Each JEL issue features commissioned, peer-reviewed survey and review articles, book reviews, an annotated bibliography categorizing new books by subject, and an annual index of dissertations from North American universities.
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