Discrimination in Times of Crises and the Role of the Media

IF 5.5 1区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

American Economic Journal-Applied Economics Pub Date : 2023-10-01 DOI:10.1257/app.20210732

Asaf Zussman

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Abstract

Can the extent of ethnic discrimination change quickly, and what circumstances and mechanisms make such changes possible? I address these questions by using scraped data to study the daily evolution of customer discrimination against Arab doctors in Israel from January 2020 to June 2021. Results show that: (1) the outbreak of the coronavirus crisis in March 2020 led to a dramatic decline in discrimination; (2) the eruption of a wave of ethnic riots in May 2021 had the opposite effect; (3) media coverage of the contribution of Arab doctors to the fight against the pandemic helped bring about the first change. (JEL D91, I12, J15, J44, L82)

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危机时期的歧视与媒体的作用

种族歧视的程度能否迅速改变?什么样的环境和机制使这种改变成为可能?我通过使用收集的数据来研究从2020年1月到2021年6月以色列阿拉伯医生的客户歧视的日常演变，来解决这些问题。结果表明:(1)2020年3月新冠肺炎疫情爆发后，歧视现象大幅下降;(2) 2021年5月爆发的一波民族骚乱产生了相反的效果;(3)媒体对阿拉伯医生抗击疫情贡献的报道促成了第一个变化。(jj91, j12, j15, j44, j82)

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American Economic Journal-Applied Economics ECONOMICS-

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9.10

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1.60%

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期刊介绍： American Economic Journal: Applied Economics publishes papers covering a range of topics in applied economics, with a focus on empirical microeconomic issues. In particular, we welcome papers on labor economics, development microeconomics, health, education, demography, empirical corporate finance, empirical studies of trade, and empirical behavioral economics.