The Impact of the Great Migration on Mortality of African Americans: Evidence from the Deep South

The Great Migration–the massive migration of African Americans out of the rural South to largely urban locations in the North, Midwest, and West–was a landmark event in US history. Our paper shows that this migration increased mortality of African Americans born in the early twentieth century South. This inference comes from an analysis that uses proximity of birthplace to railroad lines as an instrument for migration. (JEL I12, J15, N31, N32, N91, N92, R23)

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Year of publication:	2015
Authors:	Black, Dan A. ; Sanders, Seth G. ; Taylor, Evan J. ; Taylor, Lowell J.
Published in:	American Economic Review. - American Economic Association - AEA. - Vol. 105.2015, 2, p. 477-503
Publisher:	American Economic Association - AEA

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Type of publication:	Article
Notes:	DOI: 10.1257/aer.20120642
Classification:	I12 - Health Production: Nutrition, Mortality, Morbidity, Substance Abuse and Addiction, Disability, and Economic Behavior ; J15 - Economics of Minorities and Races ; N31 - U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913 ; N32 - U.S.; Canada: 1913- ; N91 - U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913 ; N92 - U.S.; Canada: 1913- ; R23 - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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