Working Papers

Slavs Only: Open Xenophobia and Racial Disparities in Rental Housing (joint with Vladimir Avetian)

Viktor

Abstract: What if prejudice were visible? This paper examines the exceptional case of Moscow's rental market, where 20% of listings explicitly state racial preferences. Leveraging a novel design that compares apartments within the same building, we establish a causal link between discrimination and prices, showing that discriminatory apartments are 4% cheaper. A correspondence experiment shows that overt and subtle forms of discrimination coexist and act as complements. The total level of discrimination matches the highest observed in the most discriminatory areas of the United States. By exposing typically hidden preferences, these findings provide rare insights into how discrimination distorts housing prices.

Publications in Russian

Estimation of Electronic Procedures Effects in Public Procurement Under Favoritism (joint with Sergei Belev and Evgenii Matveev)

Voprosy Ekonomiki. 2023 (In Russian)

Priority Development Areas and Productivity Growth in Russian Cities (joint with Sergei Belev and Olga Suchkova)

HSE Economic Journal. 2021 (In Russian)

Work in Progress

Public Transport: A Route to Reduce Employment Gap?