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Title: Examining the Long-Run Impacts of Racial Terror with Data on Historical Lynchings of Mexicans in Texas

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Publication Year: 2024

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Abstract: We merge the longitudinally linked historical U.S. Census records with data on lynchings of Hispanics in Texas to investigate the impacts of historical lynchings of ethnic Mexicans in Texas on U.S.-born Mexicans Americans. Using variation in lynching incidents across counties over time, we explore the impacts of local exposure to lynchings during childhood on long-run outcomes such as earnings, education, and home ownership of adults in 1940. Our findings are suggestive of small, negative impacts, but we caution that more research in this area is needed for a more robust interpretation of the results.

Url: https://docs.iza.org/dp16974.pdf

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Authors: Antman, Francisca M; Duncan, Brian

Series Title: IZA Institute of Labor Economics Discussion Paper Series

Publication Number: 16974

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Pages: 1-13

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA, IPUMS USA - Ancestry Full Count Data

Topics: Education, Population Health and Health Systems, Population Mobility and Spatial Demography, Race and Ethnicity

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