The Long-Run Impacts of Mexican American School Desegregation
研究了1947年Mendez诉Westminster案对加州墨西哥裔学生长期教育成就的影响，发现完全暴露于废除种族隔离的群体教育程度显著提高。
We present the first quantitative analysis of the impact of ending de jure segregation of Mexican American schoolchildren in the United States by examining the effects of the 1947 Mendez v. Westminster court decision on long-run educational attainment for Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites in California. Our identification strategy relies on comparing individuals across California counties that vary in their likelihood of segregating and across birth cohorts that vary in their exposure to the Mendez court ruling based on school start age. Results point to a significant increase in educational attainment for Hispanics who were fully exposed to school desegregation.