School Desegregation and Urban Change: Evidence from City Boundaries
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
vol. 4,
no. 1, January 2012
(pp. 85-108)
Abstract
I examine changes in the city-suburban housing price gap in metropolitan areas with and without court-ordered desegregation plans over the 1970s, narrowing my comparison to housing units on opposite sides of district boundaries. Desegregation of public schools in central cities reduced the demand for urban residence, leading urban housing prices and rents to decline by 6 percent relative to neighboring suburbs. Aversion to integration was due both to changes in peer composition and to student reassignment to nonneighborhood schools. The associated reduction in the urban tax base imposed a fiscal externality on remaining urban residents. (JEL H75, I21, I28, J15, R23, R31)Citation
Boustan, Leah Platt. 2012. "School Desegregation and Urban Change: Evidence from City Boundaries." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 4 (1): 85-108. DOI: 10.1257/app.4.1.85Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- H75 State and Local Government: Health; Education; Welfare; Public Pensions
- I21 Analysis of Education
- I28 Education: Government Policy
- J15 Economics of Minorities, Races, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
- R23 Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Economics: Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population; Neighborhood Characteristics
- R31 Housing Supply and Markets
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