Socioeconomic stratification and stereotyping: lab-in-the-field evidence from Colombia

Francesco Bogliacino, Laura Jiménez Lozano and Daniel Reyes
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Laura Jiménez Lozano: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Daniel Reyes: Universidad Nacional de Colombia

International Review of Economics, 2018, vol. 65, issue 1, No 5, 77-118

Abstract: Abstract In this study, we test the hypothesis that the Colombian system of socioeconomic stratification (SES), which ranks dwellings from one to six to calculate utility (public services) rates, may induce discrimination. To this end, a field experiment with around 1000 participants from Bogotá is carried out. The design includes a combination of a trust game and a dictator game and SES-contingent decisions. Results exclude the presence of pure preferences for discrimination, yet they confirm that low strata are associated with stereotypes of low trustworthiness. We also observe significant prosocial behavior in the low-income population, and most strikingly, we do not observe any difference in trustworthiness across different income levels.

Keywords: Segregation; Discrimination; Statistical discrimination; Stereotypes; Trust (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C93 H24 J15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/s12232-017-0285-4

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