The Long-Run Impacts of Mexican American School Desegregation

Francisca M. Antman and Kalena E. Cortes

Journal of Economic Literature, 2023, vol. 61, issue 3, 888-905

Abstract: We present the first quantitative analysis of the impact of ending de jure segregation of Mexican American schoolchildren in the United States by examining the effects of the 1947 Mendez v. Westminster court decision on long-run educational attainment for Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites in California. Our identification strategy relies on comparing individuals across California counties that vary in their likelihood of segregating and across birth cohorts that vary in their exposure to the Mendez court ruling based on school start age. Results point to a significant increase in educational attainment for Hispanics who were fully exposed to school desegregation.

JEL-codes: H75 I24 J13 J15 K10 N32 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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