# Discrimination

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[HAGMANN, David](https://bm.hkust.edu.hk/faculty/hagmann-david)

[Discriminating by Accident](https://bm.hkust.edu.hk/bizinsight/2025/05/discriminating-accident)

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[Discrimination](https://bm.hkust.edu.hk/bizinsight/tag/discrimination)

When people try to infer how well someone will do on a task, they often rely on group characteristics. For example, people who graduated from university may be perceived as more conscientious, leading employers to prefer those with degrees even for jobs that do not require specific knowledge related to the degree. In many cases, these inferences are likely
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