Inequality Versus Inclusion in US Cities
| Autor: | Christina Plerhoples Stacy, Brady Meixell, Tanaya Srini |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Low income
Sociology and Political Science Gini coefficient Inequality media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences General Social Sciences 050109 social psychology Displacement (psychology) Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Economic inequality 0502 economics and business Developmental and Educational Psychology Economics 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Demographic economics 050207 economics Inclusion (education) Quality of Life Research media_common |
| Zdroj: | Social Indicators Research. 145:117-156 |
| ISSN: | 1573-0921 0303-8300 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11205-019-02090-3 |
| Popis: | Income inequality is a suboptimal measure of inclusion at the city level. A low level of inequality can reflect the exclusion or displacement of low income residents, or it can reflect a lack of opportunity overall. Using data for 274 U.S. cities for the years 1980, 1990, 2000, and 2010, we create more complete measures of both economic and racial inclusion. We then compare these inclusion measures with the Gini coefficient using a within estimator for cities over time. Results indicate that inequality and inclusion are not highly correlated and often trend in opposite directions. Most concerning is that reductions in income inequality are associated with reductions in the percent and number of residents of color within a city, suggesting that changes in income inequality capture the displacement of residents rather than true improvements to quality of life. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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