Discussion Papers 2022
CIRJE-F-1188 | "Measuring Discrimination in Spatial Equilibrium: 100 Years of Japan’s Invisible Race" |
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Author Name | Yamagishi, Atsushi and Yasuhiro Sato |
Date | February 2022 |
Full Paper | PDF file |
Remarks | Revised in September 2022 |
Abstract |
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This paper provides a novel revealed-preference estimate of the severeness of discrimination over 100 years, focusing on buraku discrimination in Japan. Buraku discrimination is distinctive in that the risk of being identified as the discriminated group member crucially depends on whether one lives in certain areas (buraku areas), implying that the risk is indirectly traded in the land market. This feature allows us to measure the cost of |
Keywords: Discrimination, Land prices, Negative amenity, Spatial discontinuity, Buraku |