Uncovering Gender Bias in Talent Shows: Insights from The Voice

:::info Author: (1) Anuar Assamidanov, Department of Economics, Claremont Graduate University, 150 E 10th St, Claremont, CA 91711. (Email: anuar.assamidanov@cgu.edu). ::: Table of Links Abstract Background Data Methodology Results Discussion and Conclusion, and References A Appendix Tables and Figures 5 Discussion and Conclusion In this paper, we examine whether the gender of the coach and … Read more

Exploring Own-Gender Bias in Talent Selections

:::info Author: (1) Anuar Assamidanov, Department of Economics, Claremont Graduate University, 150 E 10th St, Claremont, CA 91711. (Email: anuar.assamidanov@cgu.edu). ::: Table of Links Abstract Background Data Methodology Results Discussion and Conclusion, and References A Appendix Tables and Figures A Appendix Tables and Figures Notes: Table A1 presents a difference in differences estimate of gender … Read more

Discrimination and Constraints: Evidence from The Voice

:::info Author: (1) Anuar Assamidanov, Department of Economics, Claremont Graduate University, 150 E 10th St, Claremont, CA 91711. (Email: anuar.assamidanov@cgu.edu). ::: Table of Links Abstract Background Data Methodology Results Discussion and Conclusion, and References A Appendix Tables and Figures 4 Results My identification strategy is to leverage the exogenous assignment of coaches to the artist … Read more

Using Causal Forests to Unveil Gender Bias in Hiring

:::info Author: (1) Anuar Assamidanov, Department of Economics, Claremont Graduate University, 150 E 10th St, Claremont, CA 91711. (Email: anuar.assamidanov@cgu.edu). ::: Table of Links Abstract Background Data Methodology Results Discussion and Conclusion, and References A Appendix Tables and Figures 3 Methodology The identification strategy used in this study is Difference in Differences with Dummy Outcomes … Read more

Revealing Gender Bias: Insights from Blind Auditions on ‘The Voice

:::info Author: (1) Anuar Assamidanov, Department of Economics, Claremont Graduate University, 150 E 10th St, Claremont, CA 91711. (Email: anuar.assamidanov@cgu.edu). ::: Table of Links Abstract Background Data Methodology Results Discussion and Conclusion, and References A Appendix Tables and Figures 2 Data I used the blind audition part of the show as a natural experiment in … Read more

Blind Auditions of ‘The Voice’ Expose Gender Bias in Hiring Practices

:::info Author: (1) Anuar Assamidanov, Department of Economics, Claremont Graduate University, 150 E 10th St, Claremont, CA 91711. (Email: anuar.assamidanov@cgu.edu). ::: Table of Links Abstract Background Data Methodology Results Discussion and Conclusion, and References A Appendix Tables and Figures 1 Background An international television singing competition franchise initially created by Dutch television producer John de … Read more

What ‘The Voice’ Auditions Reveal About Gender Bias in Hiring

:::info Author: (1) Anuar Assamidanov, Department of Economics, Claremont Graduate University, 150 E 10th St, Claremont, CA 91711. (Email: anuar.assamidanov@cgu.edu). ::: Table of Links Abstract Background Data Methodology Results Discussion and Conclusion, and References A Appendix Tables and Figures Abstract Gender discrimination in the hiring process is one significant factor contributing to labor market disparities. … Read more

A Deep Dive into Path Traversal Vulnerabilities

Imagine your house is full of rooms with various doors, some leading to secure areas like your personal office or a safe room. Now, what if someone knew a trick to bypass the usual routes and access these rooms directly, stealing or tampering with your valuables, such as your 419-karat gold chain, expensive perfume, or … Read more

5 Tips for Reducing AWS Network Costs

As many of you are aware, major public clouds charge quite a bit for network egress these days. On the major cloud computing platforms, you pay $0.09 per GB of traffic exiting AWS, and similar rates with Azure and GCP. This means that hosting videos, images, and more can get really costly when you scale … Read more