The Coevolution of Segregation, Polarized Beliefs, and Discrimination: The Case of Private versus State Education
研究私立与公立学校隔离、人们对学校优劣的信念以及劳动力市场歧视如何共同演化，并给出初始隔离与信念水平下极化与歧视持续存在的条件。
In this paper we analyze the coevolution of segregation into private and state schools, beliefs about the educational merits of different schools, and labor market discrimination. In a dynamic model, we characterize a necessary and sufficient condition on initial levels of segregation and beliefs under which full polarization of beliefs and long-run labor market discrimination are sustainable. The model suggests a new perspective on the long-term effects of different policy interventions, such as integration, school vouchers and policies that are directly targeted toward influencing beliefs.