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by asdfdsa1234 4681 days ago
This. If irrational bias is undervaluing a class of workers, firms can gain an advantage by hiring those workers, ceteris paribus.
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In theory, yes. I'm not claiming to have the answers, but clearly we don't always see this play out that way. There are many examples of in other industries of undervalued talent not being utilized, things like the absence of black quarterbacks in the NFL for many years, etc