Year: 2007
Type: report
Abstract: This paper studies the question of how well we understand segregation. The point\nof departure is Schelling’s spatial proximity model in one dimension. By introducing\nnoise I show that segregation emerges as the long run prediction of neighborhood\nevolution, both when residents have Schelling-type threshold preferences and strict\npreferences for diversity. Analytical result are complemented with numerical simulations\nwhich show that within a reasonable time frame full segregation does not occur.\nWhen residents have a preference for diversity, I show that a natural perturbation\naway from the diversity monomorphism dramatically alters the long run prediction:\nintegration is the unique long run prediction, even in the absence of noise.
Author: Martin Bøg
Institution: Stockholm School of Economics
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1836382742