Ethnic Discrimination in the German Housing Market: Relevance, Determinants, and Contribution to Spatial Segregation

住房条件的不平等和明显的种族隔离是德国移民缺乏社会融合和处于不利地位的重要特征。该项目的第一个资助期为详细分析歧视进程奠定了坚实的基础。尤其是：什么样的歧视造成了观察到的不平等和种族隔离模式？该项目成功地收集了丰富的实验数据。德国六个大城市的函授考试被允许估计移民在申请租赁住房时面临的歧视比率。在第一个资助期收集的复杂和独特的数据将结合当地住房市场、公寓、房东/女房东和申请者的背景信息进行深入分析。分析将利用地理编码和空间回归建模。关于基于品味的歧视和统计歧视的假设将得到检验，并将通过关于市场状况和中介机构(例如住房经纪人)的作用的更多信息加以丰富。因此，计划对房地产经纪人进行一次简短的、也是最后的调查。

Inequality of housing conditions and pronounced residential segregation by ethnic background are important characteristics of migrants' lack of social integration and disadvantage in Germany. The first funding period of the project provided a solid foundation for a detailed analysis of discrimination processes. In particular: what kinds of discrimination cause the observed patterns of inequality and segregation? The project was successful to gather rich experimental data. Correspondence tests in six large German cities allowed to estimate discrimination rates migrants are faced with when they apply for rental housing. The complex and unique data gathered in the first funding period will be analyzed in depth linking context information on the local housing market, the apartment, the landlord/landlady and the applicants. Analyses will make use of geo-coding and spatial regression modeling. Hypotheses on taste-based and statistical discrimination will be tested and enriched by additional information on market conditions and the role of intermediaries (e.g. housing agents). Therefore, a short and final survey of housing agents is planned.