02954cam a22004577a 4500 14126035 20250606221828.8 cr ||||||||||| 050930s2005 mau sb 000 0 eng 14126035 7 cbc orignew 4 ncip 20 y-gencompf undetermined NBER se20 2005-09-30 webcat se20 2005-09-30 se20 2005-09-30 LCAP batch update 2025-06-01-04:00: LCAPM-989 2005620334 DLC DLC n-us--- HB1 Donohue, John J., III, 1953- The law and economics of antidiscrimination law [electronic resource] / John J. Donohue, III. Cambridge, MA : National Bureau of Economic Research, c2005. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia computer disc cd rdacarrier NBER working paper series ; working paper 11631 Title from PDF file as viewed on 9/30/2005. Includes bibliographical references. Unrestricted online access "This essay provides an overview of the central theoretical law and economics insights concerning antidiscrimination law across a variety of contexts including discrimination in labor markets, housing markets, consumer purchases, and policing. The different models of discrimination based on animus, statistical discrimination, and cartel exploitation are analyzed for both race and sex discrimination. I explore the theoretical arguments for prohibiting private discriminatory conduct and illustrates the tensions that exist between concerns for liberty and equality. I also discuss the critical point that one cannot automatically attribute observed disparities in various economic or social outcomes to discrimination, and illustrate the complexities in establishing the existence of discrimination. The major empirical findings showing the effectiveness of federal law in the first decade after passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act are contrasted with the generally less optimistic findings from subsequent antidiscrimination interventions"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site. Also available in print. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Discrimination in employment United States. Discrimination in housing United States. Race discrimination Economic aspects United States. Race discrimination Law and legislation United States. National Bureau of Economic Research. Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) ; working paper no. 11631. gdcebookspublic 2005620334 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcebookspublic.2005620334 http://papers.nber.org/papers/W11631 gdc/scd