Universität zu Köln

Horr, Andreas ORCID: 0000-0002-6392-9293, Hunkler, Christian ORCID: 0000-0002-1632-9834 and Kroneberg, Clemens ORCID: 0000-0001-8838-1087 (2018). Ethnic Discrimination in the German Housing Market A Field Experiment on the Underlying Mechanisms. Z. Soziol., 47 (2). S. 134 - 147. STUTTGART: LUCIUS LUCIUS VERLAG MBH. ISSN 0340-1804

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Abstract

Ethnic discrimination in the housing market has long been seen as a cause of residential segregation and social inequality. While research has investigated the existence and extent of discrimination with regard to written applications for housing, little is known about personal inquiries via telephone. This study reports on findings from a telephone audit study that has allowed us to estimate the impact of (ethnic) accents and to distinguish between taste-based and statistical discrimination. We find no significant discrimination against callers with Turkish names. However, callers with both a Turkish name and accent were invited to view apartments significantly less often. Information about steady employment compensated for this disadvantage to a large extent. We conclude that statistical discrimination plays a major role in explaining why persons of Turkish origin receive fewer invitations to view apartments.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Horr, Andreas UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-6392-9293 UNSPECIFIED Hunkler, Christian UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-1632-9834 UNSPECIFIED Kroneberg, Clemens UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-8838-1087 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-185059
DOI:	10.1515/zfsoz-2018-1009
Journal or Publication Title:	Z. Soziol.
Volume:	47
Number:	2
Page Range:	S. 134 - 147
Date:	2018
Publisher:	LUCIUS LUCIUS VERLAG MBH
Place of Publication:	STUTTGART
ISSN:	0340-1804
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Management, Economy and Social Sciences
Divisions:	Center of Excellence C-SEB Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Sociology and Social Psychology > Department of Scociology
Subjects:	Social sciences Economics
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language RACIAL-DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL CONTACTS; NEIGHBORHOOD; MINORITIES; CHILDREN; ENGLISH; SWEDEN Multiple languages Sociology Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/18505