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The Impact of Age on Nationality Bias and Cultural Proximity Bias: Evidence from Ski-Jumping

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  • Hendrik Scholten
  • Sandra Schneemann
  • Christian Deutscher

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This empirical research explores the impact of age on nationality and cultural proximity bias. World Cup competition data suggest that judges of professional ski-jumping competitions prefer jumpers of their own nationality as well as those with a similar cultural background and exhibit this preference by rewarding them with better marks. Furthermore, the current study reveals that this nationality bias is diminished among younger judges, in accordance with the reported lower levels of national discrimination among younger generations. The interaction of age and cultural proximity between judge and jumper is insignificant, though.

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  • Hendrik Scholten & Sandra Schneemann & Christian Deutscher, 2020. "The Impact of Age on Nationality Bias and Cultural Proximity Bias: Evidence from Ski-Jumping," Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen, vol. 176(4), pages 708-734.
    • Handle: RePEc:mhr:jinste:urn:doi:10.1628/jite-2020-0040
    DOI: 10.1628/jite-2020-0040
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    1. Alex Krumer & Felix Otto & Tim Pawlowski, 2022. "Nationalistic bias among international experts: evidence from professional ski jumping," Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 124(1), pages 278-300, January.

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    Keywords

    subjective evaluation; in-group bias; nationality bias; cultural proximity; age;
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    JEL classification:

    • J7 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination
    • J71 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Hiring and Firing
    • Z22 - Other Special Topics - - Sports Economics - - - Labor Issues

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