Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/272012 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 10368
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
We provide the first causal evidence of discrimination against migrants seeking child care. We send emails from fictitious parents to > 18, 000 early child care centers across Germany, asking if there is a slot available and how to apply. Randomly varying names to signal migration background, we find that migrants receive 4.4 percentage points fewer responses. Responses to migrants also contain substantially fewer slot offers, are shorter, and less encouraging. Exploring channels, discrimination against migrants does not differ by the perceived educational background of the email sender. However, it does differ by regional characteristics, being stronger in areas with lower shares of migrants in child care, higher right-wing vote shares, and lower financial resources. Discrimination on the child care market likely perpetuates existing inequalities of opportunities for disadvantaged children.
Subjects: 
child care
discrimination
information provision
inequality
field experiment
JEL: 
J13
J18
J22
C93
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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