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Which of the Following Is an Example of Statistical Discrimination

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Which of the following is an example of statistical discrimination?


A) An employer hires only white workers even though there are otherwise identical African-American workers available at lower pay.
B) Female students in college business schools are overrepresented in human resource management courses and underrepresented in finance courses.
C) A young woman who plans to work for only five to seven years after graduating college decides that getting an advanced degree "just won't pay off."
D) A firm hires a man rather than a woman for a specific job because, on average, women have higher rates of absenteeism than do men.

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