The long run impact of childhood interracial contact on residential segregation
Luca Paolo Merlino
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Wren-Lewis Liam
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Résumé
This paper exploits quasi-random variation in the share of Black students across cohorts within US schools to investigate whether interracial contact in childhood impacts the residential choices of Whites in adulthood. We find that, 20 years after exposure, Whites who had more Black peers of the same gender in their grade go on to live in census tracts with more Black residents. Further investigation suggests that this result is unlikely to be driven by economic opportunities or social networks. Instead, the effect on residential choice appears to come from a change in preferences among Whites.
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The long run impact of childhood interracial contact on residential segregation
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Résumé |
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This paper exploits quasi-random variation in the share of Black students across cohorts within US schools to investigate whether interracial contact in childhood impacts the residential choices of Whites in adulthood. We find that, 20 years after exposure, Whites who had more Black peers of the same gender in their grade go on to live in census tracts with more Black residents. Further investigation suggests that this result is unlikely to be driven by economic opportunities or social networks. Instead, the effect on residential choice appears to come from a change in preferences among Whites.
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Auteur(s) |
Luca Paolo Merlino
1, 2
, Max Friedrich Steinhardt
3, 4
, Wren-Lewis Liam
5, 6
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ECARES -
European Center for Advanced Research in Economics and Statistics
( 92819 )
- Ave. F.D Roosevelt 42, 1050 - Brussels - Belgium
- Belgique
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UA -
University of Antwerp
( 302250 )
- Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerpen
- Belgique
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FU -
Free University of Berlin
( 307124 )
- Freie Universität Berlin
Kaiserswerther Str. 16-18, 14195 Berlin
- Allemagne
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IZA -
Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit - Institute of Labor Economics
( 237214 )
- Schaumburg-Lippe-Str. 5-9 D-53113 Bonn Germany
- Allemagne
5
PSE -
Paris School of Economics
( 301309 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
6
PJSE -
Paris Jourdan Sciences Economiques
( 578027 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
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Scientifique
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Page/Identifiant |
43 p.
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Date de production/écriture |
2022-07
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Mots-clés |
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Segregation, Intergroup Contact, Race
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