The long-run implications of slum clearance: A neighborhood analysis
研究美国联邦城市更新与贫民窟清理计划，发现黑人社区被清理的可能性是白人社区的两倍，清理后住房和人口密度下降，黑人居民比例减少，但租金和收入中位数上升。
This paper analyzes the federal urban renewal and slum clearance program. This program was one of the largest and most controversial policies used to rehabilitate neighborhoods in the United States. Using a newly constructed dataset, I examine the characteristics of neighborhoods cleared for redevelopment and the effect that such projects had on neighborhoods over time. I show that conditional on experiencing urban blight, Black neighborhoods were twice as likely as white neighborhoods to be targeted for clearance. Redevelopment led to a decline in housing density, population density, and the share of Black residents while simultaneously increasing median rents and incomes.