Attitudes towards single parents’ children in private and state-dependent private schools: experimental evidence

Luis Diaz-Serrano () and Sabine Flamand
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Luis Diaz-Serrano: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Sabine Flamand: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

SERIEs: Journal of the Spanish Economic Association, 2023, vol. 14, issue 2, No 4, 223-242

Abstract: Abstract Single parenthood is on the rise worldwide. While acceptance of single-parent households is increasing, some authors point out that single-parent families still suffer from negative societal attitudes compared to heterosexual two-parent families, while also being among the most vulnerable groups of society. Motivated by these findings, we study whether private and state-dependent private schools in Catalonia (Spain) are more reluctant to interact with single parents than with heterosexual couples. We conduct a field experiment during the children’s pre-registration period. We create three types of fictitious families (heterosexual couple, single mother, and single father) and send e-mails to schools in which the family structure is made explicit. Our results indicate that schools are more prone to interact with single parents than with heterosexual couples.

Keywords: Single parents; Schools; Discrimination; Field experiment; Children (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H41 I20 J12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/s13209-023-00281-3

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