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dc.contributor.authorHaaland, Ingar
dc.contributor.authorRoth, Christopher
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-15T11:32:31Z
dc.date.available2019-02-15T11:32:31Z
dc.date.issued2019-02-05
dc.identifier.issn0804-6824
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2585693
dc.description.abstractWe examine whether beliefs about racial discrimination causally affect support for pro-black policies. Using representative samples of Americans, we elicit quantitative and incentivized beliefs about the extent of labor market discrimination against blacks. 55 percent overestimate the extent of discrimination against blacks, and Republicans are 19 percentage points less likely than Democrats to overestimate discrimination. An information treatment substantially narrows Republican–Democrat differences in beliefs, but fails to narrow differences in political behavior. Overall, the results demonstrate that correcting biases in beliefs about the extent of racial discrimination is not sufficient to reduce political polarization in support for pro-black policies.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.publisherInstitutt for samfunnsøkonominb_NO
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDP SAM;02/2019
dc.subjectRacial discrimination, Beliefs, Pro-black Policies, Policy Preferencesnb_NO
dc.titleBeliefs About Racial Discrimination and Support for Pro-Black Policiesnb_NO
dc.typeWorking papernb_NO
dc.subject.nsiSamfunnsvitenskapnb_NO
dc.source.pagenumber101nb_NO


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