I am interested in theories that predict discriminatory judgments and behavior depending on the amount of information (and/or its reliability) the actor can rely on. One example from Labor Economics is Statistical Discrimination, where actors (e.g. employers) use their knowledge about group averages (essentially stereotypes) to judge individuals in situations of imperfect knowledge (e.g. when hiring). Statistical Discrimination Theory predicts a higher influence of group stereotypes, the poorer the information about the individual (e.g. job candidate). How about theories and models from Social Psychology, such as dual-process models? How about other disciplines?

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