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Breaking barriers : a field experiment to explore discrimination in housing for people with moving disabilities
Tekijät: Mourelatos, Evangelos; Oikarinen, Elias
Kustantaja: Oxford University Press
Julkaisuvuosi: 2025
Lehti: Oxford Economic Papers
Artikkelin numero: gpaf027
ISSN: 0030-7653
eISSN: 1464-3812
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/oep/gpaf027
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Verkko-osoite: https://doi.org/10.1093/oep/gpaf027
Rinnakkaistallenteen osoite: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/505616965
This study investigates discrimination against tenants with moving disabilities in the rental housing market using a correspondence test and fake application letters. A field experiment with two scenarios was conducted in the Finnish market, and five fictitious household tenants were compared. The findings reveal a clear association between the presence of disabilities in the household and increased discrimination. This discriminatory behaviour persists irrespective of whether the necessary refurbishments to accommodate the disabled tenant's needs would be covered by the tenant or the landlord. Male landlords are the primary contributors to this discriminatory behaviour, especially regarding direct discrimination. The results obtained from our study are clear, indicating a pressing need to address and mitigate discrimination against tenants with moving disabilities in the rental housing market.
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This work was supported by the Strategic Research Council at the Research Council of Finland [352451]; and the West-Finland Housing Association of Public Utility.
