How does one's place of residence affect individual behavior and long-run outcomes?
Understanding neighborhood and place effects has been a leading question for social …

Abstract Between 1940 and 1970, more than 4 million African Americans moved from the
South to the North of the US, during the Second Great Migration. This same period …

Between 1940 and 1970 more than 4 million African Americans moved from the South to the
North of the United States, during the Second Great Migration. This same period witnessed …

This paper provides new evidence on the causal impacts of city-wide racial segregation on
intergenerational mobility. We use an instrumental variable approach that relies on plausibly …

We introduce a generalized neighborhood choice model that allows for heterogeneity in
knowledge of local amenities. In reality, people often make decisions about where to live …

This paper examines the influence of transportation infrastructure on migration decisions in
the context of the Great Migration in the United States. Focusing on the opening of the …

This paper uses birth records from California and mothers who move to quantify the absolute
and relative importance of birth location in early-life health. Using a model that includes …

Abstract The Great Migration significantly increased the number of African American people
moving to northern and western cities beginning in the first half of the twentieth century. We …

We investigate the effect of CEO relative age, an early-life measure defined as age relative
to others in the same school cohort determined by the cutoff date policy at primary school …

This dissertation critically examines Black news podcasts through the lens of Black media
history, political economy, and platformization, highlighting their socio-economic role and …