This paper examines segregation in American cities from 1890 to 1990. We divide the century into three time periods … been a decline in segregation as blacks have moved to suburban areas and central cities have become less segregated. Across … all of these time periods there is a strong positive relation between urban population or density and segregation. We then …

This paper attempts to explain two basic facts of segregation in the United States in recent decades. The segregation … of blacks remains everywhere higher than the segregation of Latinos and Asians, but the levels are converging. Previous … institutional force: local land regulation. Zoning increases inter-jurisdictional inequality and economic segregation in …