The long run impact of childhood interracial contact on residential segregation

Luca Merlino, Max Steinhardt () and Wren-Lewis Liam ()
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Wren-Lewis Liam: IC Migrations - Institut Convergences Migrations [Aubervilliers], PSE - Paris School of Economics - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - ENS-PSL - École normale supérieure - Paris - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - ENPC - École nationale des ponts et chaussées - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement

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Abstract: This paper exploits quasi-random variation in the share of Black students across cohorts within US schools to investigate whether childhood interracial contact impacts the residential choices of Whites when they are adults. 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.

Date: 2024-11
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Published in Journal of Public Economics, 2024, 239, ⟨10.1016/j.jpubeco.2024.105242⟩

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Working Paper: The long run impact of childhood interracial contact on residential segregation (2022)
Working Paper: The long run impact of childhood interracial contact on residential segregation (2022)
Working Paper: The Long Run Impact of Childhood Interracial Contact on Residential Segregation (2022)
Working Paper: The long run impact of childhood interracial contact on residential segregation (2022)
Working Paper: The Long Run Impact of Childhood Interracial Contact on Residential Segregation (2022)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2024.105242

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