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What do divided cities have in common? An international comparison of income segregation

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  • Paolo Veneri

    (OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities)

  • Andre Comandon

    (University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA))

  • Miquel-Àngel Garcia-López

    (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona & IEB)

  • Michiel N. Daams

    (University of Groningen)

Abstract

This paper provides a comparative assessment of income segregation within cities in 12 countries. We use spatial entropy indexes based on small-scale gridded income data and consistent definition of city boundaries to ensure international comparability of our segregation measures. Results show considerable variation in the levels of income segregation across cities, even within countries, reflecting the diversity of cities within urban systems. Larger, more affluent, productive, and more unequal cities tend to be more segregated. Urban form, demographic, and economic factors explain additional variation in segregation levels through the influence of high-income households, who tend to be the most segregated. The positive association between productivity and segregation is mitigated in polycentric cities.

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  • Paolo Veneri & Andre Comandon & Miquel-Àngel Garcia-López & Michiel N. Daams, 2020. "What do divided cities have in common? An international comparison of income segregation," Working Papers 2020/07, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB).
    • Handle: RePEc:ieb:wpaper:doc2020-07
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    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)

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