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Measuring Segregation

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David Frankel (Department of Economics, Iowa State University.)
Oscar Volij (Department of Economics, Ben-Gurion University.)

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We propose a set of axioms for the measurement of multigroup school segregation. They are motivated by two criteria: do ethnic groups have similar distributions across schools? And are schools ethnically representative of their district? Our axioms are satisfied by a unique ordering. It is represented by the Mutual Information index. This index, originally proposed by Henri Theil, has a more intuitive decomposition than other indices. As an application, we find that segregation between districts within cities accounts for 33% of school segregation. Segregation across states, driven mainly by the distinct residential patterns of Hispanics, contributes another 32%.

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Keywords: Segregation; segregation indices.;

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C43 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Index Numbers and Aggregation
C81 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Microeconomic Data
D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement

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  1. David Frankel & Oscar Volij, 2005. "Scale-Invariant Measures of Segregation," Economic theory and game theory 018, Oscar Volij. [Downloadable!]
  2. Frankel, David M. & Volij, Oscar, 2007. "Measuring Segregation," Staff General Research Papers 12818, Iowa State University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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  3. David M. Frankel, 2004. "Was the Late 19th Century a Golden Age of Racial Integration?," Econometric Society 2004 North American Summer Meetings 167, Econometric Society. [Downloadable!]
  4. Federico Echenique & Roland G. Fryer, Jr., 2005. "On the Measurement of Segregation," NBER Working Papers 11258, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  5. Frankel, David M. & Volij, Oscar, 2008. "An Axiomatization of the Multigroup Atkinson Segregation Indices," Staff General Research Papers 12902, Iowa State University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
  6. Ricardo Mora & Javier Ruiz-Castillo, 2007. "The statistical properties of the Mutual Information index of multigroup segregation," Economics Working Papers we077443, Universidad Carlos III, Departamento de Economía. [Downloadable!]
  7. Ricardo Mora & Javier Ruiz-Castillo, 2007. "The invariance properties of the Mutual Information index of multigroup segregation," Economics Working Papers we077544, Universidad Carlos III, Departamento de Economía. [Downloadable!]
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