The spatial segregation of college-educated and non-college-educated workers between
commuting zones in the United States has steadily grown since 1980. We summarize prior …

As income inequality in the United States has reached an all‐time high, commentators from
across the political spectrum warn about the social implications of these economic changes …

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 …

The contemporary practice of homeownership in the United States was born out of
government programs adopted during the New Deal. The Home Owners Loan Corporation …

Inequality is on the rise: gains have been concentrated with a small elite, while most have
seen their fortunes stagnate or fall. Despite what scholars and journalists consider a …

School and neighborhood segregation are intertwined in complex ways. Schools reflect
segregated neighborhoods, and school considerations reinforce neighborhood segregation …

Race and class disparities in COVID-19 cases are well documented, but pathways of
possible transmission by neighborhood inequality are not. This study uses administrative …

A long-standing expectation is that large, dense and cosmopolitan areas support
socioeconomic mixing and exposure among diverse individuals,,,,–. Assessing this …

Governments around the world redistribute to distressed areas by conditioning taxes and
transfers on location. We show that when poor households are spatially concentrated …

Like past editions, this ninth edition of Social Inequality: Forms, Causes, and Consequences
is a user-friendly introduction to the study of social inequality. This book conveys the …