Study finds minority consumers will voluntarily pay more for goods and services to assert status

Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 10:30 in Mathematics & Economics

It has been well-documented that minorities are subject to discrimination in product pricing and customer service. What is startling is the result of a new study professors at the USC Marshall School of business in conjunction with University of San Diego's School of Business Administration, that shows that sometimes ill-treatment can make African-American consumers voluntarily pay more for goods and services than they would normally, as well as pay more than their Caucasian counterparts.

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