@article{Aguero:12661,
      recid = {12661},
      author = {Aguero, Jorge M.},
      title = {Negative Stereotypes and Willingness to Change Them:  Testing Theories of Discrimination in South Africa},
      address = {2005},
      number = {1800-2016-142125},
      series = {Staff Paper Series No. 488},
      pages = {26},
      year = {2005},
      abstract = {This paper proposes a new test to distinguish between the  two leading theories of discrimination: preference versus  information. Discrimination based on preferences occurs  when people behave as if they refuse to change their  stereotypes about the capabilities of discriminated  individuals. Those who discriminate based on information  are willing to alter their stereotypes. Using data from a  quasi-experiment in South Africa, I test for discrimination  against women and non-whites. The preliminary results show  no discrimination against the former. In the case of racial  discrimination, players' stereotypes benefit non-whites  instead of white opponents, but they are reluctant to  change their impression for the former. However, they are  willing to change their initial impression about white  opponents. This has severe implications about the  permanency of affirmative action policies.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/12661},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.12661},
}