Black Self-Segregation as a Cause of Housing Segregation: Evidence from the Multi-City Study of Urban Inequality

The argument has been made that continuing high levels of housing segregation within America's metropolitan areas largely reflect the desires of blacks to live among members of their own racial group. This argument, labeled the black self-segregation hypothesis, has created considerable controversy. Using new data from the Multi-City Study of Urban Inequality, we provide an empirical test of this hypothesis. Results suggest that black self-segregation plays a statistically significant, albeit minor role in explaining housing segregation.

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