Discrimination, Narratives and Family History: An Experiment with Jordanian Host and Syrian Refugee Children

Artikel

We measure the prevalence of discrimination between Jordanian host and Syrian refugee children attending school in Jordan. Using a simple sharing experiment, we find only a small degree of out-group discrimination. However, Jordanian children with Palestinian roots do not discriminate at all, suggesting that a family history of refugee status can generate solidarity with new refugees. We also find that parents’ narratives about the refugee crisis are correlated with their children's degree of out-group discrimination, particularly among Syrian refugee children, suggesting that discriminatory preferences are being transmitted through parental attitudes.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: The Review of Economics and Statistics ; ISSN: 1530-9142 ; Year: 2021 ; Issue: Online Early ; Pages: 1-34 ; Cambridge, MA: MIT Press

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Design of Experiments: Laboratory, Individual ; Micro-Based Behavioral Economics: General‡ ; Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination ; Field Experiments ; Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
• Subject: discrimination ; refugees ; children ; narratives ; experiment ; integration

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Barron, Kai ; Harmgart, Heike ; Huck, Steffen ; Schneider, Sebastian O. ; Sutter, Matthias
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): MIT Press
• (where): Cambridge, MA
• (when): 2021

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.1162/rest_a_01090
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/265523
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET