de-segregation-policies and trends

Question 1

two-policy approaches

Answer 1

-change social networks, decreases homophily (social engineering)
-counteract inequal produced by homophily

Question 2

social engineering policy 1

Answer 2

housing policy- residential segregation shapes networks and school choices

Question 3

social engineering policy 2

Answer 3

school policy- mixing children of different backgrounds promotes diverse networks

Question 4

social engineering policy 3

Answer 4

design and community structure- increasing diversity will not promote diverse networks, Curraini et al 2009- schools w large majority groups are more intergrated than two equal sized groups,

Question 5

solution to policy 3

Answer 5

break large schools and commnities into smaller well mixed groups

Question 6

counteracting inequal policies

Answer 6

affirmative action-offers disadvantadged groups opportunities, creates spillover

Question 7

counteracting inequal policies 2

Answer 7

information provision- targeted job adverts, monitoring schemes, awarness campaigns, countering misinformation

Question 8

innovative ideas

Answer 8

subsidised internships for disadvantadged groups
improve cv’s and build network capital
adress nepotism and increase social mobility

Question 9

tech considerations

Answer 9

does social media increase homophily or decrease

Question 10

segregation trends

Answer 10

residential segregation measured using dissimilitary index represented as D

Question 11

dissimilitary index scale

Answer 11

D=0-perfect integration
D=1 means total segregation
D has been historically high in US

Question 12

UK and Europe D trends

Answer 12

-trends show declining segregation
-is this due to policies or organic change
-may explain some decline in discriminatory outcomes-not in decisions