Data Archive
The Spectral Segregation Index
Taken from the paper, A Measure of Segregation Based on Social Interactions (with F. Echenique, forthcoming in Quarterly Journal of Economics
  • Matlab files to calculate the spectral index: callspec.m, blockspectral.m, neighbors.m
  • Racial Segregation
    • Indices for every city block in all major MSAs and PMSAs for 2000 and 1990
    • Indices for all major MSAs and PMSAs for 2000 and 1990
    • Popular Existing Indices Calculated at the Census Block Level for 2000 and 1990
  • Education Segregation
    • Indices for all Major MSAs and PMSAs: 2000 and 1990
Interracial Marriage
Taken from the paper, Guess Who's Been Coming to Dinner? Trends in Interracial Marriage over the 20th Century, forthcoming in Journal of Economic Perspectives
Crack Cocaine
Taken from the paper, Measuring Crack Cocaine and Its Impact (with P. Heaton, S. Levitt, and K. Murphy) April 2006.
  • Crack Indices reported in the paper for Cities and States
  • Crack Indices adjusted for racial composition for Cities and States
Last updated on: 01/23/08