This paper surveys the modern economics literature on the role of neighborhoods in
influencing socioeconomic outcomes. Neighborhood effects have been analyzed in a range …

Households “sort” across neighborhoods according to their wealth and their preferences for
public goods, social characteristics, and commuting opportunities. The aggregation of these …

We provide new measures of ethnic, linguistic, and religious fractionalization for about 190
countries. These measures are more comprehensive than those previously used in the …

This book represents a considerable revision and expansion of Public Choice II (1989). As
in the previous additions, all of the major topics of public choice are covered. These include …

We present a model that links heterogeneity of preferences across ethnic groups in a city to
the amount and type of public goods the city supplies. We test the implications of the model …

We survey and assess the literature on the positive and negative effects of ethnic diversity
on economic policies and outcomes. Our focus is on communities of different size and …

This paper studies what determines group formation and the degree of participation when
the population is heterogeneous, both in terms of income and race or ethnicity. We are …

This paper studies the equilibrium determination of the number of countries in different
political regimes, and in different economic environments, with more or less economic …

The authors of this timely and provocative book use the tools of economic analysis to
examine the formation and change of political borders. They argue that while these issues …

Homeownership may encourage investment in local amenities and social capital, because
homeownership gives individuals an incentive to improve their community and because …