Racial bias eliminated when ratings switch from five stars to thumbs up or down

Lauren Rivera ()

Nature, 2025, vol. 639, issue 8054, 310-311

Abstract: Implementing a performance-rating system with a two-point scale instead of a five-point scale could be an easy way to temper racial prejudices and tangibly improve income equality for workers from under-represented groups.

Keywords: Sociology; Society; Human behaviour (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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