Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
962087 Journal of Housing Economics 2011 9 Pages PDF
Abstract
► We test for subtle discrimination using matched-pair audit experiments. ► We examine e-mail text of landlord correspondence. ► Landlords use positive language to encourage whites and not African Americans. ► Landlords send longer e-mails and respond quicker to whites than African Americans.
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Subtle discrimination in the rental housing market: Evidence from e-mail correspondence with landlords
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