Tipping and the Effects of Segregation
利用临界点理论中的估计阈值作为工具变量，分析社区民族构成对本地人和移民短期与长期教育及劳动力市场结果的影响，发现高移民比例社区并未导致更差结果。
We analyze how neighborhood ethnic population composition affects the short- and long-run education and labor market outcomes of natives and immigrants. To overcome the problem of nonrandom sorting across neighborhoods, we borrow theoretical insights from the tipping point literature and exploit estimated tipping thresholds as instruments for changes in ethnic population composition. Our results provide little evidence in support of the idea that living in a neighborhood with a higher immigrant share leads to worse outcomes.