When the Mob Goes Silent: Uncovering the Effects of Racial Harassment through a Natural Experiment

Mauro Caselli and Paolo Falco

No 2021/01, DEM Working Papers from Department of Economics and Management

Abstract: How does harassment impact the performance of discriminated minorities? Using a natural experiment induced by the COVID-19 pandemic, we test how the sudden absence of supporters at football games impacts the performance of players from minority groups in Italy. We find that players from Africa, who are most commonly targeted by racial harassment, experience a significant improvement in performance when supporters are no longer at the stadium. Using data on o

Date: 2021
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