Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/236616 
Year of Publication: 
2019
Citation: 
[Journal:] PLoS ONE [ISSN:] 1932-6203 [Volume:] 14 [Issue:] 7 [Article No.:] e0220010 [Publisher:] Public Library of Science [Place:] San Francisco [Year:] 2019
Publisher: 
Public Library of Science, San Francisco
Abstract: 
We present a lab-in-the-field experiment and surveys of marginalised Roma children in Slovakia to examine whether reminding Roma of their ethnicity reduces their performance in a cognitive task. Research on social identity and stereotypes has documented that when individuals feel that their social group is negatively stereotyped in a domain, their performance declines, which can reinforce discrimination. In an effort to break the cycle of negative stereotypes, we remind Roma subjects of either Roma or non-Roma role models. We find that the activation of a Roma’s ethnicity reduces cognitive performance. In contrast, Roma exposed to Roma role models outperform those reminded of their ethnicity and of non-Roma role models. We then attempt to understand the channels through which social identity and role models affect performance. We show that priming the identity of a Roma has a direct effect on confidence, decreasing performance.
Subjects: 
Social Identity
artefactual field experiments
discrimination
role models
Roma
JEL: 
D1
C93
J15
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