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Registration

Field Before After
Study Withdrawn No
Data Collection Complete Yes
Final Sample Size: Number of Clusters (Unit of Randomization) Does not apply (we did not conduct an RCT)
Final Sample Size: Total Number of Observations 456 pupils
Final Sample Size (or Number of Clusters) by Treatment Arms Does not apply (we did not conduct an RCT, i.e., no treatment arms)
Public Data URL https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/QA1IDU
Is there a restricted access data set available on request? No
Program Files Yes
Program Files URL https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/QA1IDU
Data Collection Completion Date May 12, 2019
Is data available for public use? Yes
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Papers

Field Before After
Paper Abstract We measure the prevalence of discrimination between Jordanian host and Syrian refugee children attending school in Jordan. Using a simple sharing experiment, we find only a small degree of out-group discrimination. However, Jordanian children with Palestinian roots do not discriminate at all, suggesting that a family history of refugee status can generate solidarity with new refugees. We also find that parents’ narratives about the refugee crisis are correlated with their children's degree of out-group discrimination, particularly among Syrian refugee children, suggesting that discriminatory preferences are being transmitted through parental attitudes.
Paper Citation Kai Barron, Heike Harmgart, Steffen Huck, Sebastian O. Schneider, Matthias Sutter (2023). Discrimination, Narratives, and Family History: An Experiment with Jordanian Host and Syrian Refugee Children. The Review of Economics and Statistics 105 (4): 1008–1016
Paper URL https://doi.org/10.1162/rest_a_01090
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