Peer Pressure and Discrimination: Evidence from International Cricket
The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Vol. 40, Issue 3, Nov. 2024
Abstract
Exploiting umpiring reforms in international cricket, where two umpires make independent decisions in each other's presence, this paper shows that home-team umpires are less biased when working with a neutral colleague — one who is a national of neither team. The temporary debiasing is driven by social pressure to appear impartial in front of a neutral peer.
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