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Measuring the Effects of Segregation in the Presence of Social Spillovers: A Nonparametric Approach / Bryan S. Graham, Guido W. Imbens, Geert Ridder.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Graham, Bryan S.
- Series:
- Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w16499.
- NBER working paper series no. w16499
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);
- Other Title:
- Measuring the Effects of Segregation in the Presence of Social Spillovers
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2010.
- Summary:
- In this paper we nonparametrically analyze the effects of reallocating individuals across social groups in the presence of social spillovers. Individuals are either 'high' or 'low' types. Own outcomes may vary with the fraction of high types in one's social group. We characterize the average outcome and inequality effects of small increases in segregation by type. We also provide a measure of average spillover strength. We generalize the setup used by Benabou (1996) and others to study sorting in the presence of social spillovers by incorporating unobserved individual- and group-level heterogeneity. We relate our reallocation estimands to this theory. For each estimand we provide conditions for nonparametric identification, propose estimators, and characterize their large sample properties. We also consider the social planner's problem. We illustrate our approach by studying the effects of sex segregation in classrooms on mathematics achievement.
- Notes:
- Print version record
- October 2010.
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