Positive discrimination, stereotyping and segregation

Francesco Bogliacino, Laura Jiménez and Daniel Reyes

Econógrafos, Escuela de Economía from Universidad Nacional de Colombia, FCE, CID

Abstract: In this work, we test the hypothesis that the Colombian system of socio-economic stratification, which ranks dwellings from one to six to calculate utility (public services) rates, may be discriminatory and increase segregation. A field experiment with around 1000 participants from Bogota is carried out. The design includes a combination of a trust game and a dictator game. Results exclude the presence of pure preferences for discrimination, yet confirm that low strata are associated with stereotypes of low trustworthiness. We also observe significant pro-social behaviour in the low income population, and, most strikingly, we do not observe any difference in trustworthiness according to income level.

Keywords: segregation; discrimination; statistical discrimination; stereotypes; trust (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C93 H24 J15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 51
Date: 2016-09
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