Gender Differences in Bargaining Outcomes: A Field Experiment on Discrimination
36 Pages Posted: 18 Jun 2012
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Gender Differences in Bargaining Outcomes: A Field Experiment on Discrimination
Gender Differences in Bargaining Outcomes: A Field Experiment on Discrimination
Date Written: March 2012
Abstract
We examine gender differences in bargaining outcomes in a highly competitive and commonly used market: the taxi market in Lima, Peru. Examining the entire path of negotiation we find that men face higher initial prices and rejection rates. These differentials are consistent with both statistical and taste-based discrimination. To identify the source of the inferior treatment of men we conduct an experiment where passengers send a signal on valuation before negotiating. The signal eliminates gender differences and the response is shown only to be consistent with statistical discrimination. Our study secures identification within the market or interest and demonstrates that there are environments where sophisticated statistical inference is the sole source of differential gender outcomes.
Keywords: barganing, discrimination, statistical inference, gender
JEL Classification: C93, J16, C78
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