Research Seminar in Economics, April 30

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Luca Perdoni, LMU Munich / ifo Institute

Segregated Welfare: The Effects of Federal Public Housing

(with Hector Blanco)

We study the impact of the first racially-segregated federal public housing projects in the United States. Using planned but never-completed buildings as a comparison group, we can identify the causal effect of a discriminatory housing policy on the housing market and residential segregation. Our research will shed light on the government’s contribution to urban inequality and structural racism through housing policies.