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Title: The Effect of Gentrification on Community Health Outcomes: Evidence from Three Texas Cities

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Publication Year: 2022

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Abstract: Gentrification occurs when a low-income neighborhood, with a high minority population experiences a sudden change through the arrival of high income, educated, and white individuals. The effects that gentrification has on residents are still debated. This paper intends to expand on the existing literature by examining the effects that gentrifi-cation has on the health outcomes of census tracts in three Texas cities: Austin, Dallas, and San Antonio. I use census tract level data to measure the gentrification status of tracts along with the CDC's 500 Cities/PLACES Project data on health outcomes to find if living in a gentrified census tract is positively or negatively associated with health. I identify the effects of gentrification by employing a difference-indifference approach to find if living in a gentrified neighborhood is consistent with increased negative health outcomes. Contrary to expectations, I find that the average health profile in gentrified communities is better than that in non-gentrified communities. Whether these differences are attributable to the gentrification process, selection, or other effects remains an open research question.

Url: https://www.sas.rochester.edu/eco/undergraduate/papers/zendejas_final_gentandhealthv2.pdf

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Authors: Zendejas, Karla

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Topics: Housing and Segregation, Poverty and Welfare

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