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  • Kristina Tobio

Excerpt

Inequality in Cities, Edward Glaeser, Kristina Tobio, October 1, 2009, Paper. "Much of the inequality literature has focused on national inequality, but local inequality is also important. Crime rates are higher in more unequal cities; people in unequal cities are more likely to say that they are unhappy. There is a negative association between local inequality and the growth of city-level income and population, once we control for the initial distribution of skills. High levels of mobility across cities mean that city-level inequality should not be studied with the same analytical tools used..." May require purchase or user account. Link