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dc.titleResearch Insights: How Does Residential Segregation Shape Economic Inequality, and What Can Policymakers Do about It?
dc.contributor.authorChauvin, Juan Pablo
dc.contributor.authorMessina, Julián
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2021-01-21T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2021-01-21T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractIn Latin America, average wages vary greatly between countries richest and poorest regions. Differences in average wages across neighborhoods of the same city are even more significant. Residential segregation reduces access to economic opportunity. Families in less accessible neighborhoods spend more time and money commuting, are less likely to apply to distant jobs, and are more likely to remain unemployed if they lose their job. Public transportation investments can help to improve access to economic opportunity and reduce inequality in segregated cities if they are combined with zoning policies that allow for flexible housing supply in beneficiary neighborhoods.
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dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003010
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Research-Insights-How-Does-Residential-Segregation-Shape-Economic-Inequality-and-What-Can-Policymakers-Do-about-It.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Perspectivas-de-investigacion-Como-la-segregacion-residencial-moldea-la-desigualdad-economica-y-que-pueden-hacer-al-respecto-los-formuladores-de-politicas-publicas.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectHuman Capital
dc.subjectEquality
dc.subjectPublic Policy
dc.subjectWage
dc.subjectIncome Distribution
dc.subjectEquality of Opportunity
dc.subjectWage Distribution
dc.subjectHousing Demand
dc.subjectGeography of Equality
dc.subject.jelcodeO54 - Latin America • Caribbean
dc.subject.jelcodeD63 - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
dc.subject.jelcodeD31 - Personal Income, Wealth, and Their Distributions
dc.typeCatalogs and Brochures
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-CB-00482
idb.operationBK-C1102
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