Ethnic and Religious Discrimination in the Wedding Venue Business: Evidence from Two Field Experiments in Germany and Austria

Abstract We add to the current debate on ethno-religious discrimination by studying what extent in wedding venue business is based religious or ethnic grounds. Do two reinforce each other? Does explicit mentioning of a non-religious help reduce secularized society? draw field experiments Germany and Austria. sent 805 valid emails venues. randomly varied traits, names (Arabic-origin native-origin) whether was (Islamic Free Church) not. Using linear probability models ordinary least squares regressions, we predicted likelihood receiving confirmation, response time from venues, length, formality, tone as well prevalence mistakes emails. Our analyses showed that couples with Arabic-origin names, celebrating an Islamic wedding, received significantly fewer confirmations compared native-origin names. Celebrating reduced disadvantage. The study suggests statistical religiosity inferred