Essays on Discrimination and Information Technology

dc.contributor.advisor	Davis, Jonathan
dc.contributor.author	Ren, Tamara
dc.date.accessioned	2024-08-07T21:31:57Z
dc.date.available	2024-08-07T21:31:57Z
dc.date.issued	2024-08-07
dc.description.abstract	This dissertation investigates how decision-makers, such as teachers or law enforcement agencies, may discriminate against individuals from different racial and gender demographic groups in the context of technology usage. It analyzes the impact of seeing identifying information (such as names, photos, and emails) and signals of quality (such as sharing information about one's past in an email) on decisions. This dissertation also explores how leveraging technology may reduce the potential for discrimination by using the features on digital platforms to conceal identifying information from decision-makers or to incentivize objectivity and fairness in assessments. This dissertation includes unpublished coauthored material.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1794/29741
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Oregon
dc.rights	All Rights Reserved.
dc.subject	Discrimination	en_US
dc.subject	Education	en_US
dc.title	Essays on Discrimination and Information Technology
dc.type	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
thesis.degree.discipline	Department of Economics
thesis.degree.grantor	University of Oregon
thesis.degree.level	doctoral
thesis.degree.name	Ph.D.

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