HAPPY IN THE HOOD? THE IMPACT OF RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION ON SELF‐REPORTED HAPPINESS

ABSTRACT Previous research consistently finds that racially based residential segregation is associated with poor economic, health, and social outcomes. The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between residential segregation and self‐reported happiness. Using panel data from the Nat...

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Volume:	56
Main Author:	Herbst, Chris M Lucio, Joanna
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Academic
Place of publication:	HOBOKEN WILEY 01.06.2016 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
published in:	Journal of regional science Vol. 56; no. 3; pp. 494 - 521
Data of publication:	June 2016
ISSN:	0022-4146 1467-9787
EISSN:	1467-9787
Discipline:	Sociology & Social History Social Sciences (General) Economics
Bibliography:	We are grateful to two anonymous reviewers and the editor for their time and helpful comments; we would like to thank Casey Boyd‐Swan for providing excellent research assistance; and we are grateful to participants at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management and Urban Affairs Association annual meetings and at colloquia for the School of Public Affairs at Arizona State University and the Center for Population Dynamics at Arizona State University for helpful comments on previous drafts of the manuscript.
Subjects:	Economics Environmental Studies Regional & Urban Planning Social Sciences Life Sciences & Biomedicine Business & Economics Environmental Sciences & Ecology Public Administration Science & Technology Segregation UNITED-STATES SATISFACTION DISPARITIES INCOME DETERMINANTS PREFERENCES BLACK HEALTH NEIGHBORHOOD RACIAL COMPOSITION FUNDAMENTAL CAUSE
Online Access:	Fulltext
Database:	Social Sciences Citation Index Web of Science - Social Sciences Citation Index - 2016 Web of Knowledge Web of Science Gale General OneFile (A&I only) Academic OneFile (A&I only) Database information Databases - DBIS