Ethnic Discrimination: Lessons from the Israeli Online Market for Used Cars
通过随机实地实验和电话调查，研究以色列二手车在线市场中针对阿拉伯买家和卖家的种族歧视程度及原因，发现歧视源于统计性考量而非偏好，且阿拉伯卖家会通过留空姓名栏来操纵种族身份。
Using a combination of randomised field experiments, follow‐up telephone surveys and other data collection efforts, this article studies the extent and the sources of ethnic discrimination in the Israeli online market for used cars. We find robust evidence of discrimination against Arab buyers and sellers which, the analysis suggests, is motivated by 'statistical' rather than 'taste' considerations. We additionally find that Arab sellers manipulate their ethnic identity in the market by leaving the name field in their advertisements blank.