Discrimination, narratives and family history: An experiment with Jordanian host and Syrian refugee children

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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 little discrimination. Among the Jordanian children, however, we see that those who descended from Palestinian refugees 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 the degree of discrimination, suggesting that discriminatory preferences are being transmitted through parental attitudes.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: ECONtribute Discussion Paper ; No. 003

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 ; experiment ; integration

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Barron, Kai ; Harmgart, Heike ; Huck, Steffen ; Schneider, Sebastian ; Sutter, Matthias
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Reinhard Selten Institute (RSI)
• (where): Bonn and Cologne
• (when): 2020

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/222329
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET