Discrimination in the rental housing market: a field experiment in Ireland

Gusciute, Egle; Mühlau, Peter; Layte, Richard

doi:10.1080/1369183x.2020.1813017

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“…Migrants are also significantly overrepresented in Census homeless figures and are overrepresented on the social housing waiting list. We know from previous experimental research that migrant groups are at risk of housing discrimination (Drydakis, 2011;Auspurg, 2017;Gusciute, 2020), which may be driving some of these differences.…”

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“…The first housing discrimination field experiment in Ireland by Gusciute et al (2020) found that Polish and Nigerian house-hunters were significantly less likely to be called for a viewing than Irish applicants, with Nigerians experiencing greater discrimination than Polish applicants. The authors also found evidence of gender discrimination as men were significantly less likely to be called for viewings than women.…”

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Monitoring adequate housing in Ireland

Russell¹,

Privalko²,

McGinnity³

et al. 2021

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I am delighted to introduce Monitoring adequate housing in Ireland. The right to adequate housing is an area of significant concern for the Commission. Everyone has the right to live somewhere with security, peace and dignity and the State has a responsibility to meet international standards to achieve this. At a minimum, the Commission calls for housing to be of an adequate standard, secure, affordable, and accessible to all. It is our view that housing policy in Ireland must urgently move away from primarily treating housing as a commodity. There must be provisions for low-income or structurally vulnerable groups and action to eliminate discriminatory practices in the public and private sectors, which these groups continuously navigate. This report seeks to monitor the right to adequate housing in Ireland by providing a baseline measurement framework consisting of six key dimensions: access to housing; housing affordability; security; cultural adequacy; housing quality; and location, access to services and local environment. Such an approach follows on from the ESRI/IHREC report on Monitoring decent work inIreland published earlier this year. By monitoring a particular economic, social or cultural right across a set of selected dimensions, reports such as these can provide a baseline on the progression, and regression in this instance, on the right to adequate housing. It can also reveal differential experiences and outcomes for different groups. For example, the Commission is particularly concerned about the profound barriers to adequate housing highlighted in this report among racial and ethnic minorities including Travellers, women, lone parents, younger and older persons, and migrants.While there is international and national legislation prohibiting discrimination relating to housing it is our view that the right to adequate housing should be enshrined in the Constitution. This is particularly important as we move into a recovery phase following the COVID-19 pandemic and the lifting of the emergency tenancy protection policy measures that were temporarily enacted during this time.A rights-based approach to housing not only acknowledges that housing is more than bricks and mortar: it combats inequality in housing which is pervasive across the Irish housing sector. Adequate housing allows all members of society to not only survive but thrive and achieve their full potential, whilst leading to a more just, inclusive and sustainable society.There is evidence that the public agrees: a survey commissioned by the Commission in 2020 found 82 per cent of people in Ireland consider housing to be a basic human right. I wish to extend my thanks to Dr Helen Russell and her team for their work on Monitoring adequate housing in Ireland. This report marks the tenth -and final -published report since 2017 under the IHREC / ESRI Irish Human Rights and Equality Research Programme Series.These research reports examine equality and discrimination in Ireland across a wide range of themes and topics including disability, inequali...

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Monitoring adequate housing in Ireland

Russell¹,

Privalko²,

McGinnity³

et al. 2021

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“…2 Response rate for foreign-sounding and native-sounding names. (Hjarnø and Jensen, 2008), Finland (Öblom and Antfolk, 2017), France (Duguet et al, 2010), Germany (Diehl et al, 2013;Kaas and Manger, 2012), Greece (Drydakis and Vlassis, 2010), Ireland (Gusciute et al, 2020;McGinnity and Lunn, 2011), the Netherlands (Andriessen et al, 2012), Norway (Midtbøen, 2016), Spain (Bosch et al, 2010), and Sweden (Bursell, 2014, among others.…”

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Mapping discrimination in Europe through a field experiment in amateur sport

Gómez-González

Nesseler

Dietl

2021

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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Societies are increasingly multicultural and diverse, consisting of members who migrated from various other countries. However, immigrants and ethnic minorities often face discrimination in the form of fewer opportunities for labor and housing, as well as limitations on interactions in other social domains. Using mock email accounts with typical native-sounding and foreign-sounding names, we contacted 23,020 amateur football clubs in 22 European countries, asking to participate in a training session. Response rates differed across countries and were, on average, about 10% lower for foreign-sounding names. The present field experiment reveals discrimination against ethnic minority groups, uncovering organizational deficiencies in a system trusted to foster social interactions.

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“…In addition to these challenges, non-EU migrant women may face housing discrimination. In an analysis of ethnic discrimination in the housing market based on the first field experiment on housing in Ireland, Gusciute et al (2020) showed that discrimination in the housing market is widespread towards non-Irish nationals but also indicated gender and ethnic differences among migrants. In general, women were more likely to be invited to view an apartment then men.…”

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The integration of non-EU migrant women in Ireland

Stapleton¹,

Polakowski²,

Quinn³

2022

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Women and Girls, due to societal shifts and government restructuring, and suggested that gender-related issues and intersectionality will be considered in the development of successor strategies. NGOs noted that these contextual changes since the current strategies were developed create a good opportunity to better address the integration of migrant women as a priority in future policies and measures.Introductio n | 1

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Discrimination in the rental housing market: a field experiment in Ireland

Cited by 27 publications

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Monitoring adequate housing in Ireland

Monitoring adequate housing in Ireland

Mapping discrimination in Europe through a field experiment in amateur sport

The integration of non-EU migrant women in Ireland

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