From Past to Present: An Examination of the Effects of Historic Redlining on Net Worth Within Seattle

dc.contributor.advisor	Born, Branden
dc.contributor.author	Mitchell, DeJai Alandra
dc.date.accessioned	2021-08-26T18:16:15Z
dc.date.available	2021-08-26T18:16:15Z
dc.date.issued	2021-08-26
dc.date.submitted	2021
dc.description	Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2021
dc.description.abstract	The American government and its policies have a long history of racism. In particular, the historic policy of redlining is one legislation explicitly responsible for America's modern-day urban disparities. This study attempts to estimate the effect of redlining on urban disparities of wealth in Seattle. Using an ordinary least squares regression analysis of 2012 census tract-level net worth and socioeconomic data, I identify the long-run effects of redlining on net worth in Seattle. I found that net worth exponentially decreases when shifting from areas historically graded A to areas historically graded D. Additionally, my findings further confirm that homeownership significantly impacts wealth.
dc.embargo.terms	Open Access
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.identifier.other	Mitchell_washington_0250O_23150.pdf
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1773/47729
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.rights	none
dc.subject	Redlining
dc.subject	Seattle
dc.subject	Wealth
dc.subject	Urban planning
dc.subject	Public policy
dc.subject	African American studies
dc.subject.other	Urban planning
dc.title	From Past to Present: An Examination of the Effects of Historic Redlining on Net Worth Within Seattle
dc.type	Thesis

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