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Title: Segregation and Homeownership in the Early Twentieth Century

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2017

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Abstract: We use new county-level segregation estimates for the period of 1880 to 1940 to document a general rise in residential segregation in both urban and rural counties occurring alongside rising homeownership rates. However, we find a negative correlation between segregation and homeownership across space for both black and white households. Following Fetter (2013), we show that living in a more segregated county substantially reduced the impact of GI Bill benefits on white homeownership rates, suggesting that segregated locations potentially hindered both white and black homeownership.

Url: https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aer.p20171081

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Authors: Logan, Trevon, D; Parman, John, M

Periodical (Full): American Economic Review

Issue: 5

Volume: 107

Pages: 5

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Housing and Segregation, Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Race and Ethnicity

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