Correspondence Studies

Verhaeghe, Pieter‐Paul

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-57365-6_306-1

Cited by 11 publications

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“…In the first stage, we conducted a correspondence experiment as this is the golden standard for identifying hiring discrimination in practice (Baert, 2018;Bertrand & Mullainathan, 2004;Lippens et al, 2023b;Verhaeghe, 2022).…”

Section: Field Experimentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Nothing Really Matters: Evaluating Demand-Side Moderators of Age Discrimination in Hiring

Dalle,

Lippens,

Baert

2023

SSRN Journal

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Section: Field Experimentsmentioning

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Nothing Really Matters: Evaluating Demand-Side Moderators of Age Discrimination in Hiring

Dalle,

Lippens,

Baert

2023

SSRN Journal

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“…Already many studies have shown persistent patterns of discrimination against ethniccultural minority groups in both labor and housing markets (Zschirnt and Ruedin, 2016;Flage, 2018;Auspurg et al, 2019;Quillian and Midtbøen, 2021). Many of these studies rely on field experiments, such as correspondence or audit tests, to measure discriminatory behavior in the real world (Gaddis, 2018;Verhaeghe, 2022). In these tests, two candidates apply for real job vacancies or rental advertisements.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In correspondence studies there is no direct, visual contact between candidates and landlords or realtors, as these direct contacts are much more difficult to control and standardize in the experiment (Verhaeghe, 2022). Therefore, names are used as invisible signals of ethnic origin of candidates (Bertrand and Mullainathan, 2004;Carpusor and Loges, 2006).…”

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Different names, different discrimination? How perceptions of names can explain rental discrimination

Martiniello

Verhaeghe

2023

Front. Sociol.

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IntroductionThe aim of this research is to look into how signals carried by names can contribute to the explanation of why rental discrimination is measured. Ethnic discrimination on the rental housing market is a widespread phenomenon that is increasingly captured in an objective way by means of correspondence studies. This methodology assumes that the trigger for the measured discriminatory behavior is the signal of ethnic origin in names. Nonetheless, previous research found that names also contain other signals such as religiosity, social class and educational level.MethodThe current study relates data of 3.753 correspondence tests on the Flemish rental housing market in Belgium to survey data about the perception of the used names in the correspondence tests in terms of ethnic origin, gender, religiosity, social class and educational level. By doing so, we can set a step in the direction of why discrimination is measured.Results and discussionWe find that realtors discriminate based on the perception of a name as religious, which we describe as religious taste-based discrimination. Besides, we also find indications for statistical discrimination. For landlords, the perception of a name as non-European increases discrimination, indicating ethnic taste-based discrimination.

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“…There are literature reviews in Bertrand and Duflo (2017) and Neumark (2018). Verhaeghe (2020) provides a typology of research. Recent research on hiring discrimination in several countries, includes Canada (Oreopoulos (2011)), China (Maurer-Fazio (2012)), and Mexico (Arceo-Gomez and Campos-Vazquez (2014)).…”

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Discrimination Against Migrants and its Determinants: Evidence from a Multi-Purpose Field Experiment in the Housing Rental Market

Zanoni¹,

Díaz²

2023

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The increasing number of Venezuelan migrants in Colombia, which now exceeds 2.9 million, has raised concerns about their potential discrimination and socioeconomic integration. We propose a novel approach to studying discrimination in the housing rental market by conducting a multi-purpose field experiment with 574 real estate agents to, not only measure the extent of discrimination but also to explore its determinants. After gathering comprehensive data about the REAs, they evaluated rental applications from Colombian, Venezuelan, and OECD families. Our findings suggest the presence of discrimination in the housing rental market, as REAs were less likely to choose a Venezuelan family over a Colombian or OECD family. We identified that this discrimination was a combination of taste and statistical discrimination, influenced by factors such as age, gender, cognitive skills, and local market knowledge. We found that the discriminatory social norm is well recognized among REAs. This study has significant implications for policymakers, advocates, and practitioners, not only in Colombia but globally, as it sheds light on the mechanisms of discrimination against migrant populations and emphasizes the need to promote their integration and well-being.

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Correspondence Studies

Cited by 11 publications

References 69 publications

Nothing Really Matters: Evaluating Demand-Side Moderators of Age Discrimination in Hiring

Nothing Really Matters: Evaluating Demand-Side Moderators of Age Discrimination in Hiring

Different names, different discrimination? How perceptions of names can explain rental discrimination

Discrimination Against Migrants and its Determinants: Evidence from a Multi-Purpose Field Experiment in the Housing Rental Market

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