Evolution of Access to Public Accommodations in the United States*
Abstract. The economic analysis of racial discrimination in public accommodations is remarkably limited. To study this issue, we construct a national dataset of
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Nicholas A. Christakis @NicholasAChristakis
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Sep 12, 2022
A super cool paper about an important topic with a great origin story. Using painstakingly constructed data re nondiscriminatory establishments from Negro Motorist Green Books (1936-1966), it finds that share of nondiscriminatory firms grew with increases in Black population.