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Discrimination and Daycare Choice Evidence from a Randomized Survey

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  • Mongoljin Batsaikhan
  • Mette Gørtz
  • John Kennes
  • Ran Sun Lyng
  • Daniel Monte
  • Norovsambuu Tumennasan

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We use a randomized survey to study the relation between parenting styles and attitudes towards ethnic minorities in a daycare setting. Parents choose between two daycare centers: a free-play facility that reflects a “relaxed” parenting approach and a structured facility that reflects a “strict” parenting approach. We find biases against ethnic minorities among parents who prefer the structured daycare but not among parents who prefer the free-play one. Using data from the European Value Survey, we further document an association between discriminatory attitudes towards peer ethnicity and parenting style.

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  • Mongoljin Batsaikhan & Mette Gørtz & John Kennes & Ran Sun Lyng & Daniel Monte & Norovsambuu Tumennasan, 2026. "Discrimination and Daycare Choice Evidence from a Randomized Survey," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 61(3), pages 898-922.
    • Handle: RePEc:uwp:jhriss:v:61:y:2026:i:3:p:898-922
    Note: DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1219-10617R4
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    JEL classification:

    • D15 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Intertemporal Household Choice; Life Cycle Models and Saving
    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality

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