Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/250680 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 15019
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We present the first quantitative analysis of the impact of ending de jure segregation of Mexican-American school children 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.
Subjects: 
Mendez v. Westminster
school desegregation
Mexican-American
JEL: 
I24
I26
J15
J18
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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