Does persistence pay off? Accessing social activities with a foreign-sounding name

In this paper, we examine if a slight behavioural modification has an influence on discrimination. Specifically, we use a field experiment based on emails to observe if persistence increases the chances of joining a social group. We find that native- or foreign-sounding names are equally successful...

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Published in:Applied economics letters 2021-06, Vol.28 (10), p.881-885
Main Authors: Dietl, Helmut M., Gomez-Gonzalez, Carlos, Moretti, Paolo, Nesseler, Cornel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior modification
Discrimination
Economic analysis
Economic theory
Economics
field experiment
foreign names
persistence
response rate
Social activities
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Summary:In this paper, we examine if a slight behavioural modification has an influence on discrimination. Specifically, we use a field experiment based on emails to observe if persistence increases the chances of joining a social group. We find that native- or foreign-sounding names are equally successful when being persistent. However, non-persistent individuals with foreign-sounding names suffer from discrimination. The results show that persistent individuals can be especially interesting in the context of field experiments.
ISSN:1350-4851
1466-4291
DOI:10.1080/13504851.2020.1784381