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The Impact of Racial Segregation on College Attainment in Spatial Equilibrium
Victoria Gregory
- Date9 May 2023
- Time 14h00 - 15h00
- Room Auditorium 4
Résumé
We incorporate race into an overlapping-generations spatial-equilibrium model with neighborhood spillovers. Race matters in two ways: (i) the Black-White wage gap and (ii) homophily— the preferences of individuals over the racial composition of their neighborhood. We find that these two forces generate a Black-White college gap of 22 percentage points, explaining about 80% of the college gap in the data for the St. Louis metro area. Counterfactual exercises show that the wage gap and homophily explain 7 and 18 percentage points of the college gap, respectively. A policy of equalizing school funding across neighborhoods reduces the college gap by almost 10 percentage points and generates large welfare gains.
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Date 13 October 2026
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Speaker or organiser Basile Grassi (Bocconi University)
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