Does persistence pay off? Accessing social activities with a foreign-sounding name. Issue 10 (7th June 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dietl, Helmut M.; Gomez-Gonzalez, Carlos; Moretti, Paolo; Nesseler, Cornel
• Is Part Of: Applied economics letters. Volume 28:Issue 10(2021)
• Page Start: 881
• Page End: 885
• Publication Date: 2021-06-07
• Subjects: Discrimination -- field experiment -- foreign names -- persistence -- response rate; C93 -- D71 -- F22 -- J15 -- L83; Economics -- Periodicals; Economics, Mathematical -- Periodicals; 330
• DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2020.1784381
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1350-4851

Abstract

ABSTRACT: 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.