Ethnical discrimination in Europe: Field evidence from the finance industry
PloS one, 2018•journals.plos.org
The integration of ethnical minorities has been a hotly discussed topic in the political,
societal, and economic debate. Persistent discrimination of ethnical minorities can hinder
successful integration. Given that unequal access to investment and financing opportunities
can cause social and economic disparities due to inferior economic prospects, we
conducted a field experiment on ethnical discrimination in the finance sector with 1,218
banks in seven European countries. We contacted banks via e-mail, either with domestic or …
societal, and economic debate. Persistent discrimination of ethnical minorities can hinder
successful integration. Given that unequal access to investment and financing opportunities
can cause social and economic disparities due to inferior economic prospects, we
conducted a field experiment on ethnical discrimination in the finance sector with 1,218
banks in seven European countries. We contacted banks via e-mail, either with domestic or …
The integration of ethnical minorities has been a hotly discussed topic in the political, societal, and economic debate. Persistent discrimination of ethnical minorities can hinder successful integration. Given that unequal access to investment and financing opportunities can cause social and economic disparities due to inferior economic prospects, we conducted a field experiment on ethnical discrimination in the finance sector with 1,218 banks in seven European countries. We contacted banks via e-mail, either with domestic or Arabic sounding names, asking for contact details only. We find pronounced discrimination in terms of a substantially lower response rate to e-mails from Arabic senders. Remarkably, the observed discrimination effect is robust for loan- and investment-related requests, across rural and urban locations of banks, and across countries.
PLOS
以上显示的是最相近的搜索结果。 查看全部搜索结果