Why are Eastern Suburbs Often Poorer?

Stephan Heblich, Alex Trew, and Yanos Zylberberg. 2020. “East Side Story: Historical Pollution and Persistent Neighborhood Sorting.” Forthcoming, Journal of Political Economy.
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Formerly industrial cities tend to have eastern suburbs that are notably poorer than their western suburbs. Is this partially explained by patterns of atmospheric pollution during the Industrial Revolution?
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