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Unexplored Dimensions of Discrimination

Unexplored Dimensions of Discrimination in Europe: Religion, Homosexuality, and Physical Appearance

Book Chapter
Reference
Patacchini, Eleonora, Giuseppe Ragusa and Yves Zenou (2015). “Unexplored Dimensions of Discrimination in Europe: Religion, Homosexuality, and Physical Appearance”. In Tito Boeri, Eleonora Patacchini and Giovanni Peri (Eds.), Unexplored Dimensions of Discrimination (149–243). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

Authors
Eleonora Patacchini, Giuseppe Ragusa, Yves Zenou

Editors
Tito Boeri, Eleonora Patacchini, Giovanni Peri

This study analyses different forms of discrimination towards individuals in the labor market. In particular, it examines the potential for discrimination of sexual orientation, religion, and physical appearance and weight. The analysis is conducted by means of a survey of the existing literature and by an empirical analysis, using European data as well as Italian data collected through an experimental design.