Moved to Opportunity: The Long-Run Effects of Public Housing Demolition on Children

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Chyn, Eric
• 署名单位: University of Virginia
• 刊物名称: AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0002-8282
• DOI: 10.1257/aer.20161352
• 发表日期: 2018
• 页码: 3028-3056
• 关键词: neighborhoods; crime; achievement; assistance; outcomes; impacts; youth

摘要

This paper provides new evidence on the effects of moving out of disadvantaged neighborhoods on the long-run outcomes of children. I study public housing demolitions in Chicago, which forced low-income households to relocate to less disadvantaged neighborhoods using housing vouchers. Specifically, I compare young adult outcomes of displaced children to their peers who lived in nearby public housing that was not demolished. Displaced children are more likely to be employed and earn more in young adulthood. I also find that displaced children have fewer violent crime arrests. Children displaced at young ages have lower high school dropout rates.