The Impact of Limiting Applicant Information on Rental Housing Discrimination

Marina Mileo Gorzig and Deborah Rho ()
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Marina Mileo Gorzig: https://www.minneapolisfed.org/people/marina-mileo-gorzig
Deborah Rho: https://cas.stthomas.edu/departments/faculty/deborah-rho/
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Marina Mileo Gorsuch

No 61, Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute Working Papers from Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Abstract: Policies that reduce information on applicants (e.g., limiting criminal history) have mixed results in the labor market. However, little is known about their impact in the housing market. We submitted fictitious email inquiries to publicly advertised rentals using names manipulated on perceived race and ethnicity before and after a policy that restricted the use of background checks, eviction history, income minimums, and credit history in rental housing applications in Minneapolis. After the policy was implemented, discrimination against African American and Somali American men increased. Triple difference analysis shows that discrimination increased in Minneapolis relative to St. Paul after the policy.

Keywords: Discrimination; Race/Ethnicity; Housing; Immigration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J15 J68 R31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-09-21
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DOI: 10.21034/iwp.61

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