THE ECONOMICS OF HOUSING SEGREGATION,
Abstract
This monograph attempts to separate the observed segregation of nonwhites in U. S. cities into that which is attributable to socio-economic differences between races and that which is attributable to prejudice. The results should have practical relevance where there is a desire to reduce segregation, and a choice must be made on the efficacy of, e.g., 'fair housing' laws versus policies designed to raise the relative income levels of nonwhites. The major hypothesis tested is that all observed residential segregation is socio-economic in character, i.e., is attributable to white/nonwhite differentials in income and wealth, family size and composition, and the job location of its working members. This hypothesis proved untenable and this conclusion was supported by supplementary tests. Neither could much of a case be made for voluntary segregation by nonwhites as an explanation of their residential pattern. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0613628
Entities
People
- Anthony H. Pascal
Organizations
- RAND Corporation