Dividing Lines: Racial Segregation across Local Government Boundaries

IF 11.5 1区 经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS
Tomás Monarrez, David Schönholzer
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Abstract

We describe the empirical relationship between local government boundaries and residential segregation in the United States. First, we study recent changes in the distribution of segregation within and between local governments in all metropolitan areas, using census block data on residential demographics over the period 1990–2020. We find that segregation across local government boundaries explains a substantial share of racial stratification, which has changed only little over the last thirty years. Next, we use spatial regression discontinuity methods to distinguish between household sorting due to neighborhood amenities and public goods provided by local governments. The prevalence of demographic discontinuities at local government boundaries suggest that between-jurisdiction segregation patterns cannot be explained solely by proximity to neighborhood amenities. We discuss implications for policy, showing that both between-jurisdiction segregation and jurisdictional discontinuities can partly explain the correlation between total segregation and racial gaps in educational outcomes. (JEL H41, H75, I24, I26, J15, R23)
分界线:跨越地方政府边界的种族隔离
我们描述了美国地方政府边界与居住隔离之间的实证关系。首先,我们使用1990-2020年期间的居住人口普查数据,研究了所有大都市地区地方政府内部和地方政府之间隔离分布的近期变化。我们发现,跨地方政府边界的种族隔离解释了种族分层的很大一部分,这种分层在过去30年里几乎没有变化。其次,我们使用空间回归不连续方法来区分由于社区设施和地方政府提供的公共产品而进行的家庭分类。在地方政府边界上普遍存在的人口不连续性表明,管辖区之间的隔离模式不能仅仅用邻近社区的便利设施来解释。我们讨论了对政策的影响,表明司法管辖区之间的隔离和司法管辖区的不连续性都可以部分解释总隔离与教育成果中的种族差距之间的相关性。(凝胶h41, h75, i24, i26, j15, r23)
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期刊介绍: Commencing in 1969, the Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) serves as a vital resource for economists, offering a means to stay informed about the extensive literature in the field. Each JEL issue features commissioned, peer-reviewed survey and review articles, book reviews, an annotated bibliography categorizing new books by subject, and an annual index of dissertations from North American universities.
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