This essay presents a literature review about residential segregation. Given the vast extension of it, the focus has been on those works that we have considered either more influential or with the potential to define the new trends of this kind of research. We have classified the literature into...

To shed light upon the forces driving Residential Segregation based on income is the aim of the present research. Using a rich micro-database from Santiago of Chile, a transparent methodology has been implemented for understanding the Santiago segregation pattern and the contributions of a set...

Given the numerous and widely acknowledged benefits of a well-functioning housing market, it is vital to understand the degree of competition in that market, which is the starting point for undertaking any policy tool aimed at improving its efficiency. This paper tests the extent of competition...

Given the numerous and widely acknowledged benefits of a well-functioning housing market, it is vital to understand the degree of competition in that market, which is the starting point for undertaking any policy tool aimed at improving its efficiency. This paper tests the extent of competition...

An Evolutionary In the literature on segregation there are two important results about the social optimality of this phenomenon: either segregation is the social optimum or full integration is the social optimum. These opposite results depend upon the individuals' preferences about their...

Given the numerous and widely acknowledged benefits of a well-functioning housing market, it is vital to understand the degree of competition in that market, which is the starting point for undertaking any policy tool aimed at improving its efficiency. This paper tests the extent of competition...

In the literature on housing market areas, different approaches can be found to defining them, for example, using travel-to-work areas and, more recently, making use of migration data. Here we propose a simple exercise to shed light on which approach performs better. Using regional data from...

Este trabajo investiga los incentivos que tienen organismos autorregulados (OA) para una regulación de calidad efectiva. Se plantea un análisis de agencia, según el cual dentro del OA existe un principal encargado de vigilar el cumplimiento de los estándares de calidad por parte de los...

Using a database from Chile, we have tested empirically the effects of economic residential segregation on educational achievements. Our hypothesis is based on literature's findings about segregation's negative impact on individuals' well being. We found that segregation has negative impacts....