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Title: Three Essays in Urban Economics
Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis
Publication Year: 2024
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Abstract: In my first chapter, I study the effect of the expansion of the streetcar network on suburbanization and socioeconomic dynamics of neighborhoods. My novel data work involves georeferencing historical streetcar maps of Chicago for three decadal years- 1900,1910 and 1920. To study the streetcar impact on changes in a neighborhood over time, I divide the city into consistent hexagons and study the changes within each hexagon. Using different empirical methodologies such as two-way fixed effects and first differences including an instrumental variable, I find that streetcars played a significant role in shaping suburbanization. I find that streetcars played a significant role in city expansion, with population increasing in the suburbs particularly near streetcar lines, away from the city center. Results indicate that due to streetcar expansion, the rich moved away from the city center but settled near streetcars, while the poor clustered in the city center and near the public transit network.
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Authors: Hisam, Kulsoom
Institution: Clark University
Department: Economics
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Pages: 1-102
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Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Poverty and Welfare
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