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THE PRICE OF DISCRIMINATION: AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION RULINGS 1985–2000
Author(s) -
Brooks Robert,
Davidson Sinclair,
Jackson Margaret
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
economic papers: a journal of applied economics and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.245
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1759-3441
pISSN - 0812-0439
DOI - 10.1111/j.1759-3441.2004.tb00369.x
Subject(s) - commission , price discrimination , identity (music) , human rights , economics , equal employment opportunity , discriminator , law and economics , political science , microeconomics , law , telecommunications , finance , computer science , detector , physics , acoustics
This paper investigates the price of discrimination and the identity of discriminators in Australia, using data from the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. To the extent that Becker's (1971) theory is correct, we anticipate greater levels of discrimination in less competitive sectors of the economy. The data do not support that notion. We also investigate whether the price of discrimination varies by identity of discriminator. Overall the price of discrimination is about A$15,000.