Discrimination and favouritism among South African workers: Ethnic identity and union membership

An Experimental Analysis of In-Group Favoritism and Out-Group Discrimination in the Gain and Loss Domain

“…Regarding the social identity manipulation, we follow the stream of literature that primes social identities with the help of natural identities (Chen et al, 2014;Chmura et al, 2016;Dimant, 2023;Goette et al, 2006;Hoff and Pandey, 2006;Levine et al, 2005;Mobius et al, 2016;Ravetti et al 2019). 10 More specifically, we take advantage of the ethnic variations and the complex registration system in China.…”

Public infrastructure provision and ethnic favouritism: Evidence from South Africa

“…Their findings indicate that citizens of the Zulu ethnic group have a higher likelihood of being employed in the agricultural sector and in municipalities where the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has the majority vote. Similarly, Ravetti et al (2019) conduct a laboratory experiment amongst coal mine workers in South Africa and find that in contrast to trade union membership that fosters solidarity, ethnicity contributes to polarisation and discrimination by the Zulu majority ethnic group towards other minority ethnic group members.…”

Ingroup Bias with Multiple Identities: The Case of Religion and Attitudes Towards Government Size

“…Research has shown that priming different dimensions of identity can have disparate influences on performance in quantitative/verbal tests, cooperation and economic choices. [6][7][8][9][10][11] When multiple dimensions of identity are present, things become even more complex. How does one juggle the many ways in which one is similar or different to others and how does this influence decisions to help or hinder others?…”