Racial Discrimination in house rentals

Racial Discrimination in house rentals

( Same here, in Hyderabad, India, Dude ! Muslims don't let out houses to Hindus, and Hindus won't , to Muslims and Christians )


Airbnb Hosts Discriminate Based on Name

Research Fact
Airbnbguests with distinctively African American names are roughly 16% less likely to have their rental requests accepted than guests with distinctively white names .

 The difference persists whether the host is African American, white, male, or female; whether they share the property with the guest or not; and whether the property is cheap or expensive.

 This discrimination is costly for those who do it: hosts who reject African American guests are able to find a replacement guest only 35% of the time.
 While having more information about users is intended to facilitate Airbnb transactions and build trust among users, it can also facilitate discrimination, the researchers caution !

Courtesy :  a field expriment by Benjamin Edelman, Michael Luca, and Dan Svirsky at Harvard Business School.