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A Note on Motivated Cognition and Discriminatory Beliefs
Lasse Simon Stötzer
Florian Zimmermann
出版
ECONtribute
, 2022
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Afh7zwEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
In this note, we provide evidence that motivated reasoning can be a source of discriminatory beliefs. We employ a representative survey experiment where we exogenously manipulate the presence of a need for justification of anti-social behavior towards an out-group. We provide causal evidence that survey participants devalue members of an out-group to justify taking away money from the group. Our results speak to a long-standing debate on the causes of racism and discrimination and suggest an important role of motivated cognition.
