Rommel, Jens
- Institutionen för ekonomi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Sammanfattning
We conduct a correspondence study to investigate whether couples with child are discriminated by landlords in rental housing markets. Based on 2390 messages sent to landlords across four megacities in China, we find that couples with children are 8.0 percentage points (pp) less likely to receive responses from landlords, and 5.9 pp. less likely to be invited to an open house by landlords. The responses received by couples with children are shorter and take longer on average. Discrimination is more pronounced in urban areas and during periods of heightened housing demand, such as after the Chinese New Year. We document empirical evidence of discrimination of couples with children in rental housing markets and the spatial and temporal heterogeneity of this discrimination, which pose a challenge for fertility policies.
Nyckelord
Housing inequality; Motherhood penalty; Discrimination; Correspondence study; China
Publicerad i
China Economic Review
2026, volym: 97, artikelnummer: 102701
SLU författare
Globala målen (SDG)
SDG5 Jämställdhet
SDG10 Minska ojämlikhet
UKÄ forskningsämne
Nationalekonomi
Publikationens identifierare
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chieco.2026.102701
Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/146667