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Title: Racial climate and homeownership

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2018

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ISSN: 10960791

DOI: 10.1016/j.jhe.2017.12.003

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Abstract: An important question aside from outright discrimination is whether poor underlying race relations in an area might create a chilling effect on homeownership for minorities. From 2012 onward, there were a series of high-profile events in the U.S. related to police brutality which highlighted racial tension. Using Google Trends, we characterize a locality's underlying racial climate based on search interest in these charged events. We use data from the American Community Survey prior to any of these flare-ups and show that the ownership decision for blacks is responsive to the racial climate; black homeownership in localities with the most charged racial climates is 5.6 percentage points lower than in the least charged racial climates based on a sample of movers.

Url: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1051137717301559

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Authors: Harris, Timothy F.; Yelowitz, Aaron

Periodical (Full): Journal of Housing Economics

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Volume: 40

Pages: 41-72

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Housing and Segregation, Race and Ethnicity

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