Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2011
Abstract
While it is well-established in the literature that obese people are dis- criminated against in the working environment, little is known about their own actual behavior. Our experimental setting investigates whether these potentially discriminated people respond in a di erent way when faced with the opportunity of earning a positive amount of money. Signi cant lower money requests by people who are self-reported as obese con rm our self-discrimination hypothesis, o ering an additional explanation for the wage gap; Thus, it seems that these obese people earn less not only because of discrimination against them but also because they themselves are less demanding. Interestingly, results are more robust for females, especially for those who \feel", but they are not actually, obese.
Recommended Citation
Brañas-Garza, P. and Proestakis, A. (2011). Self-discrimination: A field experiment on obesity. ESI Working Paper 11-17. Retrieved from http://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/esi_working_papers/91
Comments
Working Paper 11-17