Minority Representation in Local Government

We are grateful for helpful comments from Pat Bayer, Justin de Benedictis-Kessner, Morgane Laouenan, William Mathews, Rachel Meltzer, Chris Mothorpe, Allison Shertzer, and Carly Urban. Thanks also to seminar participants at Clemson University, Florida State University, George Washington University, Montana State University, Oberlin College, Oklahoma State University, the University of Hawaii, the University of Tennessee, and the University of South Carolina as well as conference participants at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Fall Research conference, American Real Estate and Urban Economics Annual Meeting, Public Choice Annual Meeting, the Urban Economics Association Meeting, and the Local Political Economy Conference at George Washington University. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.

• October 23, 2018