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Title: How I met your mother: The effect of school desegregation on birth outcomes

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2018

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ISSN: 02727757

DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2018.01.001

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Abstract: This paper assesses the effects of court-ordered school desegregation on biracial births, a measure of racial integration. Using birth certificate data, I present a multiple difference-in-differences approach that exploits variation in the timing of school desegregation in different counties. Among black mothers in non-Southern counties, I find that school desegregation increases biracial births. The results are robust to county fixed effects, cohort fixed effects, and county-specific cohort trends. This paper contributes to the literature on the determinants of interracial relationships and the importance of school desegregation on demographic outcomes.

Url: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272775717300973

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Authors: Shen, Menghan

Periodical (Full): Economics of Education Review

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Volume: 63

Pages: 31-50

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Family and Marriage, Fertility and Mortality, Other

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