Field Experiment Tests for Discrimination against Hispanics in the U.S. Rental Housing Market

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Journal: Southern Economic Journal
Year: 2014
Volume: 81
Issue: 1
Pages: 135-167

Authors (2)

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Abstract

This article tests for discrimination against Hispanics in the U.S. rental housing market using e‐mail correspondence with landlords advertising units online. We divide Hispanics into two groups: those that appear assimilated into American culture and recent immigrants. We find little difference in the treatment of assimilated Hispanics and whites; however, Hispanics we portray as recent immigrants receive less favorable treatment with margins of net discrimination as large as 6.89% of landlords. We also find discrimination varies significantly at the region level and by the ethnic composition of neighborhoods.

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RePEc Handle
repec:wly:soecon:v:81:y:2014:i:1:p:135-167
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
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2026-01-25