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Petters, Lea M. and Schroeder, Marina (2020). Negative side effects of affirmative action: How quotas lead to distortions in performance evaluation. Eur. Econ. Rev., 130. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER. ISSN 1873-572X

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Abstract

We study the impact of affirmative action on peer-review behavior. We conduct a real effort tournament experiment, in which prizes are awarded according to peer-review evaluation. Between treatments, we vary whether or not a quota is implemented and whether or not affirmed individuals face ex-ante procedural disadvantages. We find that quotas lead to distorted peer-reviews, where affirmed individuals receive significantly less favorable reviews than non-affirmed peers with similar performance. Distortions in peer-reviews are robust to changes in ex-ante procedural fairness and seem to be driven by enhanced competition among affirmed individuals. (c) 2020 Published by Elsevier B.V.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Petters, Lea M. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schroeder, Marina UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-312579
DOI:	10.1016/j.euroecorev.2020.103500
Journal or Publication Title:	Eur. Econ. Rev.
Volume:	130
Date:	2020
Publisher:	ELSEVIER
Place of Publication:	AMSTERDAM
ISSN:	1873-572X
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language GENDER-DIFFERENCES; WOMEN; FAIRNESS; TOURNAMENTS; SABOTAGE; WORK; DISCRIMINATION; CONSEQUENCES; COMPETITION; EFFICIENCY Multiple languages Economics Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/31257