Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/263676 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 15460
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
In this paper we provide novel insights on discrimination against immigrants in the UK rental market. We conducted a randomized-controlled trial close to a real-world setting where inquiries to view a property were made via phone inquiries with rental agencies and immigration background was signalled through non-UK accents. We document substantial discrimination against non-UK applicants with non-UK applicants having a 13 percent lower chance of securing a viewing for a rental. We also document substantial heterogeneous effects, with much more pronounced effects in local areas with a lower share of immigrants. We find that the background of agency managers or the composition of agency staff does not attenuate the effects.
Subjects: 
discrimination
rental market
immigration
right-to-rent
UK
JEL: 
J15
K37
R30
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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