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The Impact of Limiting Applicant Information on Rental Housing Discrimination

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Policies that reduce information on applicants (e.g., limiting criminal history) have mixed results in the labor market. However, little is known about their impact in the housing market. We submitted fictitious email inquiries to publicly advertised rentals using names manipulated on perceived race and ethnicity before and after a policy that restricted the use of background checks, eviction history, income minimums, and credit history in rental housing applications in Minneapolis. After the policy was implemented, discrimination against African American and Somali American men increased. Triple difference analysis shows that discrimination increased in Minneapolis relative to St. Paul after the policy.

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  • Marina Mileo Gorzig & Deborah Rho, 2022. "The Impact of Limiting Applicant Information on Rental Housing Discrimination," Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute Working Papers 061, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedmoi:95873
    DOI: 10.21034/iwp.61
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    Keywords

    Discrimination; Race/Ethnicity; Housing; Immigration;
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    JEL classification:

    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J68 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Public Policy
    • R31 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location - - - Housing Supply and Markets

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