ABSTRACT

There is still little research about the association of anti-immigrant attitudes with ethnic discrimination. In this study we investigate whether there is more rental discrimination against ethnic minorities in Belgian municipalities with more negative attitudes and higher perceived threats toward immigration and refugees. For this purpose, we merged unique data from correspondence tests with the aggregated attitudes in 44 municipalities. There was profound discrimination against candidates with Moroccan names by both private landlords and realtors. In contrast to theoretical expectations there was not more ethnic discrimination in municipalities with more negative attitudes or higher perceived threats. However, it appears that rental candidates – irrespective of their ethnic origin – are less likely to be invited in municipalities with higher threats and more negative attitudes.

摘要

关于反移民态度与种族歧视的关系的研究仍然很少。在这项研究中，我们调查了比利时城市中是否存在更多针对少数民族的租金歧视，这些城市对移民和难民的负面态度和感知威胁程度更高。为此，我们将来自对应测试的独特数据与 44 个城市的总体态度合并。私人房东和房地产经纪人都对摩洛哥名字的候选人存在严重歧视。与理论预期相反，在具有更多负面态度或更高感知威胁的城市中，没有更多的种族歧视。然而，