Groups' contribution to shaping ethnic residential segregation: a dynamic approach

Abstract Some have argued it is possible to infer different groups’ contributions ethnic residential segregation from their individual neighborhood preferences. From this perspective, natives tend be more segregation-promoting than non-natives, since they prefer neighborhoods where are the majority. It remains unclear, however, whether holds when one evaluates within a dynamic perspective. Using register data Statistics Sweden, I define and model ten behavior based on ethnicity family composition. thereby simulate mobility of full population Stockholm municipality residents 1998 2012. Even though my results at micro-level consistent with previous studies, simulation show that foreign singles’ patterns any other groups, group shows greater in-group feedback effect regarding choice new neighborhoods, an increases flow low-to-high segregated progressively. My suggest (1) integration initiatives would efficient if focused particular (2) proper evaluation micro-behaviors’ implications for macro-patterns requires approach accounting heterogeneous behaviors main interdependencies shaping over time.