Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/286576 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Citation: 
[Journal:] SERIEs - Journal of the Spanish Economic Association [ISSN:] 1869-4195 [Volume:] 14 [Issue:] 2 [Year:] 2023 [Pages:] 223-242
Publisher: 
Springer, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
Single parenthood is on the rise worldwide. While acceptance of single-parent households is increasing, some authors point out that single-parent families still suffer from negative societal attitudes compared to heterosexual two-parent families, while also being among the most vulnerable groups of society. Motivated by these findings, we study whether private and state-dependent private schools in Catalonia (Spain) are more reluctant to interact with single parents than with heterosexual couples. We conduct a field experiment during the children's pre-registration period. We create three types of fictitious families (heterosexual couple, single mother, and single father) and send e-mails to schools in which the family structure is made explicit. Our results indicate that schools are more prone to interact with single parents than with heterosexual couples.
Subjects: 
Children
Discrimination
Field experiment
Schools
Single parents
JEL: 
H41
I20
J12
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Document Type: 
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