American Economic Journal:
Microeconomics
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The Coevolution of Segregation, Polarized Beliefs, and Discrimination: The Case of Private versus State Education
American Economic Journal: Microeconomics
vol. 9,
no. 4, November 2017
(pp. 141–70)
Abstract
In this paper we analyze the coevolution of segregation into private and state schools, beliefs about the educational merits of different schools, and labor market discrimination. In a dynamic model, we characterize a necessary and sufficient condition on initial levels of segregation and beliefs under which full polarization of beliefs and long-run labor market discrimination are sustainable. The model suggests a new perspective on the long-term effects of different policy interventions, such as integration, school vouchers and policies that are directly targeted toward influencing beliefs.Citation
Levy, Gilat, and Ronny Razin. 2017. "The Coevolution of Segregation, Polarized Beliefs, and Discrimination: The Case of Private versus State Education." American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 9 (4): 141–70. DOI: 10.1257/mic.20160201Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- D83 Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
- H75 State and Local Government: Health; Education; Welfare; Public Pensions
- I21 Analysis of Education
- I24 Education and Inequality
- I28 Education: Government Policy
- J71 Labor Discrimination
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