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Discrimination in Grading

Published:2012-11-01 Issue:4 Volume:4 Page:146-168
ISSN:1945-7731
Container-title:American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
language:en
Short-container-title:American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Author:

Hanna Rema N¹,Linden Leigh L²

Affiliation:

1. John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Mailbox 26, 79 JFK Street, Cambridge, MA 02138.

2. Department of Economics, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C3100, Austin, TX 78712.

Abstract

We report the results of an experiment that was designed to test for discrimination in grading in India. We recruited teachers to grade exams. We randomly assigned child “characteristics” (age, gender, and caste) to the cover sheets of the exams to ensure that there is no relationship between these observed characteristics and the exam quality. We find that teachers give exams that are assigned to be lower caste scores that are about 0.03 to 0.08 standard deviations lower than those that are assigned to be high caste. The teachers' behavior appears consistent with statistical discrimination. (JEL I21, J13, O15, O17, Z13)

Publisher

American Economic Association

Subject

General Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Link

https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdf/10.1257/pol.4.4.146

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