The economic aftermath of the 1960s Riots in American Cities: Evidence from property values

Journal of Economic History

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 849-883

  Collins, William J ^a,c   Margo, Robert A ^b,c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACK POPULATION; CENSUS; ETHNIC CONFLICT; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN HISTORY; URBAN SOCIETY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 37449020876     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: 14716372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022050707000423     Document Type: Article

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