ChipsDan Luuover 11 years ago
Markets, discrimination, and "lowering the bar"
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Marc Andreessen claimed market competition prevents discrimination in tech hiring. Historical evidence from Townsend-Greenspan shows discrimination persisted in a competitive PhD economist market from 1958 to 1987. Alan Greenspan hired women economists because other employers discriminated, giving his firm a competitive advantage.
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