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Are Some Citizens More Equal than Others? Evidence from a Field Experiment
Abstract:
The equal treatment of all citizens is one of the fundamental principles of good administrative practice. Nevertheless, there are growing numbers of media and scientifi c reports on unequal treatment by public administrations. This article examines the unequal treatment of citizens by gender and ethnic origin by means of a survey-based field experiment in German local government. With the help of two vignettes and randomized assignment of names, responses to fake citizen requests by local governments are analyzed for speed, quality, and service orientation. The results show very limited discrimination eff ects. While there is no evidence for general ethnic discrimination, a more different iated analysis indicates patterns of ethnic discrimination conditioned by gender.
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