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Residential Location Theory and the Measurement of Segregation

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  • Jeffrey S. Zax

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Conventional segregation indices indicate complete integration when the proportion of minorities in a metropolitan area is replicated in any subarea. However, this would not occur, even absent discrimination, because majorities and minorities have different distributions of other residence-determining characteristics. Segregation indices derived from predictions of commuting times for blacks, based on white commuting behavior, have a better theoretical foundation, are largely independent of conventional indices, and imply very different segregation rankings for metropolitan areas.

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  • Jeffrey S. Zax, 2003. "Residential Location Theory and the Measurement of Segregation," Annals of Economics and Statistics, GENES, issue 71-72, pages 173-188.
    • Handle: RePEc:adr:anecst:y:2003:i:71-72:p:173-188
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