It is Not the Preference: Examining Ethnic Bias Using a Dictator Game in Nairobi, Kenya

• In Event: Measuring Bias and Preferences

Brief Overview

We use a dictator game in Nairobi to estimate ethnic bias as players divide the money between themselves and a co-ethnic and non-co-ethnic recipient. We find no evidence of ethnic preference.

Authors

• Hye-Sung Kim, Winthrop University

• Jeremy Horowitz, Dartmouth College