Replication data for: Empathy or Antipathy? The Impact of Diversity
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Johanne Boisjoly; Greg J. Duncan; Michael Kremer; Dan M. Levy; Jacque Eccles
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Project Citation:
Boisjoly, Johanne, Duncan, Greg J., Kremer, Michael, Levy, Dan M., and Eccles, Jacque. Replication data for: Empathy or Antipathy? The Impact of Diversity. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2006. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-12-07. https://doi.org/10.3886/E116255V1
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Summary:
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Mixing across racial and ethnic lines could spur understanding or inflame tensions between groups. We find that white students at a large state university randomly assigned African American roommates in their first year were more likely to endorse affirmative action and view a diverse student body as essential for a high-quality education. They were also more likely to say they have more personal contact with, and interact more comfortably with, members of minority groups. Although sample sizes are too small to provide definitive evidence, these results suggest students become more empathetic with the social groups to which their roommates belong. (JEL I28, J15, J18, Z13)
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I21 Analysis of Education
J15 Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
J18 Demographic Economics: Public Policy
I21 Analysis of Education
J15 Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
J18 Demographic Economics: Public Policy
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