ERIC Number: ED623764
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Publication Date: 2022-Jul-5
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The Great Migration and Educational Opportunity. Upjohn Institute Working Paper 22-367
Baran, Cavit; Chyn, Eric; Stuart, Bryan A.
W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
This paper studies the impact of the First Great Migration on children. We use the complete-count 1940 Census to estimate selection-corrected place effects on education for children of Black migrants. On average, Black children gained 0.8 years of schooling (12 percent) by moving from the South to the North. Many counties that had the strongest positive impacts on children during the 1940s offer relatively poor opportunities for Black youth today. Opportunities for Black children were greater in places with more schooling investment, stronger labor market opportunities for Black adults, more social capital, and less crime.
Descriptors: Migration, Educational Opportunities, African Americans, Children, African American Students, Counties, Census Figures, African American History, Educational History, Educational Finance, Investment, Labor Market, Social Capital, Crime
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Publication Type: Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
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