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Title: Essays about Race, Discrimination, and Inequality

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2020

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Abstract: This dissertation seeks to understand the role of public policies in shaping long-run neighborhood outcomes, with a specific focus on understanding the relationship between private markets, government, and race at key points in American history. In particular, this dissertation explores controversial government programs such as the federal urban renewal and slum clearance program established by the Housing Act of 1949 and the development of residential security maps (more commonly referred to as redlining maps) by the Home Owners Loan Corporation in the 1930s. In addition, this dissertation looks at modern-day disparities in debt collection judgments across white and black neighborhoods.

Url: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/38702/7/LaVoice Final ETD.pdf

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Authors: LaVoice, Jessica

Institution: University of Pittsburgh

Department: Economics

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Pages: 1-204

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Topics: Housing and Segregation, Race and Ethnicity

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