Discrimination During Eviction Moratoria

Alina Arefeva, Kay Jowers, Qihui Hu and Christopher Timmins

No 32289, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: We provide evidence of intensified discriminatory behavior by landlords in the rental housing market during the eviction moratoria instituted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using data collected from an experiment that involved more than 25,000 inquiries of landlords in the 50 largest cities in the United States in the spring and summer of 2020, our analysis shows that the implementation of an eviction moratorium significantly disadvantaged African Americans in the housing search process. A housing search model explains this result, showing that discrimination is worsened when landlords cannot evict tenants for the duration of the eviction moratorium.

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Date: 2024-03
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