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ERIC Number: ED631643
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jul
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White Flight from Asian Immigration: Evidence from California Public Schools. Working Paper 31434
Boustan, Leah Platt; Cai, Christine; Tseng, Tammy
National Bureau of Economic Research
Asian Americans are the fastest-growing racial group in the US but we know little about how Asian immigration has affected cities, neighborhoods and schools. This paper studies white flight from Asian arrivals in high-socioeconomic-status Californian school districts from 2000-2016 using initial settlement patterns and national immigrant flows to instrument for entry. We find that, as Asian students arrive, white student enrollment declines in higher-income suburbs. These patterns cannot be fully explained by racial animus, housing prices, or correlations with Black/Hispanic arrivals. Parental fears of academic competition may play a role.
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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