Identity and social exclusion: an experiment with Hispanic immigrants in the U.S.
通过对美国低收入西班牙裔移民的实地实验，发现身份认同强度显著提升对本地公共品的捐款，而感知到的社会排斥则显著降低捐款，揭示了影响移民融入主流社会的因素。
Abstract In this study we conduct a lab-in-the-field experiment with low-income Hispanics in three neighborhoods in a large city in the U.S. to investigate how identity and social exclusion influences individual contributions to fund local public goods. We find that while the strength of identity has a significant and positive impact on individual contributions to local public goods, the perception of social exclusion significantly decreases contributions. Our findings thus suggest factors that may impede full civic participation, and shed important light on potential policies to increase integration of immigrants and ethnic minorities into mainstream society.