%0 Report
        %A Koppensteiner, Martin Foureaux
%A Oliveira, Tania
%A Rohith, Nikitha
        %T Testing for Discrimination in Rental Markets: Experimental Evidence from the UK
        %D 2022
        %8 2022 Jul
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 15460
        %U https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp15460
        %X 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.
        %K discrimination
%K rental market
%K immigration
%K right-to-rent
%K UK