Pronoun usage and gender identity's effects on market outcomes: Evidence from a preregistered field experiment

Bryan Tomlin

Economics Letters, 2024, vol. 236, issue C

Abstract: A pre-registered field experiment was conducted to test of the effects that including one's preferred pronouns – and in doing so signaling whether one is cisgender or transgender – has on a landlord's decision to further pursue a rental inquiry. Focusing on small landlords seeking tenants for separate units located on their property (ADUs), the study finds that – relative to applicants who did not disclose their preferred pronouns – applicants who stated their preferred pronouns and whose pronouns signaled cisgender experienced a 17.0 % decrease in response rates while applicants whose pronouns signaled transgender experienced a 17.9 % decrease in response rates. These findings suggest a need for future study.

Keywords: Discrimination; Field study; Housing; Transgender; Pronouns (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2024.111584

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