In recent decades, large infl‡ux of immigrants to the U.S. and other developed countries has made cities in these countries more ethnically diverse. In this paper, I aim to understand whether and how ethnic diversity affects communities in these cities. A general equilibrium model is built in...

Many countries have adopted lockdown measures to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The lockdowns in the state of Victoria (VIC), Australia, however, are unique in that the government divides VIC into two distinct areas using Ring of Steel boundary, and consistently places more...