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Residential Segregation and the Black-White College Gap


Abstract: Using an economic model, researchers find that racial wage disparities, the amenity externality and racial barriers to moving could help explain the Black-white gap in college attainment.

Keywords: residential segregation; educational attainment; racial disparities;

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Source: On the Economy

Publication Date: 2023-11-02