Reversal of fortunes? Lower-income urban neighbourhoods in the US in the 1990s
Reversal of fortunes? Lower-income urban neighbourhoods in the US in the 1990s
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DOI：
10.1177/0042098007088471
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发表时间：
2008-04-01
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4.7
通讯作者：
O'Regan, Katherine
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作者：
Ellen, Ingrid Gould;O'Regan, Katherine
这篇论文为20世纪90年代美国低收入城市社区的前景提供了新的经验证据。社区变化数据库提供了美国所有大都会地区从1970年到2000年的一致边界的人口普查区域的平衡面板，发现有证据表明，在20世纪90年代，低收入城市社区的命运发生了重大转变。1990年代，低收入和贫困社区的经济地位显著提高。其次，在地理格局方面，发现这种升级发生在全国各地，而不仅仅是选定的地区或城市。最后，研究发现，决定低收入城市社区变化的因素在20世纪90年代发生了变化。与前几十年不同的是，在1990年代，黑人的比例和贫困率都与这些社区后来的经济收益呈正相关。
This paper offers new empirical evidence about the prospects of lower-income, US urban neighbourhoods during the 1990s. Using the Neighborhood Change Database, which offers a balanced panel of census tracts with consistent boundaries from 1970 to 2000 for all metropolitan areas in the US, evidence is found of a significant shift in the fortunes of lower-income, urban neighbourhoods during the 1990s. There was a notable increase in the 1990s in the proportion of lower-income and poor neighbourhoods experiencing a gain in economic status. Secondly, in terms of geographical patterns, it is found that this upgrading occurred throughout the country, not just in selected regions or cities. Finally, it is found that the determinants of changes in lower-income, urban neighbourhoods shifted during the 1990s. In contrast to earlier decades, both the share of Blacks and the poverty rate were positively related to subsequent economic gain in these neighbourhoods during the 1990s.