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Lenz, Lisa and Mittlaender, Sergio (2022). The effect of intergroup contact on discrimination. J. Econ. Psychol., 89. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER. ISSN 1872-7719

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Abstract

This article investigates the causal effect of intergroup contact on statistical and taste-based discrimination as well as on the associated anticipation effects of the latter, leading to reduced intergroup trust. In our experiment, individuals are randomly assigned to teams comprising in-group and out-group members or to homogeneous teams, interact in a cooperative task, and subsequently play different games apt to elicit their discriminatory tastes and beliefs concerning the productivity of in-groups and out-groups. Our contact intervention remedied taste-based discrimination by around 45% but had no significant impact on intergroup trust and on statistical discrimination. Derived lessons for policy makers concerned with the reduction of discrimination involve features that inclusive policies should strive for by changing preferences or beliefs, and thereby reducing different types of discrimination.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Lenz, Lisa UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Mittlaender, Sergio UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-669731
DOI:	10.1016/j.joep.2022.102483
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Econ. Psychol.
Volume:	89
Date:	2022
Publisher:	ELSEVIER
Place of Publication:	AMSTERDAM
ISSN:	1872-7719
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language REDUCE PREJUDICE; TRUST; RECIPROCITY; ONLINE; IDENTITY; IMPACT; RISK Multiple languages Economics; Psychology, Multidisciplinary Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/66973