Bargaining and minority disadvantage

Justin Bruner (Australian National University)

Abstract: This talk explores the emergence of discriminatory norms.  In particular, we show how inequalities disadvantaging minority groups can naturally arise under an adaptive process when minority and majority members must routinely determine how to divide resource amongst themselves.  We contend these results show how inequalities disadvantaging minorities can likely arise by dint of their relative size and need not be the result of either explicit or implicit prejudices, nor due to intrinsic differences between minority and majority members.