Plausibly Exogenous [759] - Minority Representation (02/16/2022)
LHS Variable
Electoral representation of minorities
RHS Variable
Local political institutions
Source of Exogenous Variation
U.S. Supreme Court narrow decision of Shelby County v. Holder (2013), which deemed unconstitutional Voting Rights Act (VRA) Section 4(b), removing federal preclearance requirements for a specific subset of U.S. jurisdictions
- Ricca and Trebbi (2022), “Minority Underrepresentation in U.S. Cities”