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Intergroup contact and its effects on discriminatory attitudes: Evidence from India

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  • Shreya Bhattacharya

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The contact hypothesis posits that having diverse neighbours may reduce one's intergroup prejudice. This hypothesis is difficult to test as individuals self-select into neighbourhoods. Using a slum relocation programme in India that randomly assigned neighbours, I examine the effects of exposure to other-caste neighbours on trust and attitudes towards members of other castes. Combining administrative data on housing assignment with original survey data on attitudes, I find evidence corroborating the contact hypothesis.

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  • Shreya Bhattacharya, 2021. "Intergroup contact and its effects on discriminatory attitudes: Evidence from India," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2021-42, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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