Assume that a company has several male workers who do not give their full cooperation to female supervisors making them less effective as supervisors. Economists would refer to this type of situation as ____.

A. statistical discrimination
B. discrimination by fellow workers
C. discrimination by employers
D. non-discrimination

Answer: B

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