Black Lives: The High Cost of SegregationIndian Rupee

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Cox, Robynn; Cunningham, Jamein P.; Ortega, Alberto; Whaley, Kenneth
• 署名单位: University of California System; University of California Riverside; University of Texas System; University of Texas Austin; University of Texas System; University of Texas Austin; Indiana University System; Indiana University Bloomington; National Bureau of Economic Research; State University System of Florida; University of South Florida
• 刊物名称: AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL-ECONOMIC POLICY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1945-7731
• DOI: 10.1257/pol.20220083
• 发表日期: 2026
• 关键词: SCHOOL-FINANCE REFORMS; racial segregation; educational-attainment; Police officers; UNITED-STATES; crime; IMPACT; RACE; suburbanization; desegregation

摘要

Exploiting the arrangement of railroad tracks in northern cities, we explore the extent to which segregation impacts homicide victimization by race. Our results reveal a robust positive relationship between segregation and non-White homicide victimization. In addition, we find a decrease in public provisions, as highly segregated locations generate fewer revenues and have lower public expenditures. Our findings suggest that White flight and segregation deplete the local tax base, leading to urban decay and higher crime, resulting in the loss of non-White lives. (JEL H71, I32, J15, K42, R23)