Replication data for: Katrina's Children: Evidence on the Structure of Peer Effects from Hurricane Evacuees

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Imberman, Scott A., Kugler, Adriana D., and Sacerdote, Bruce I. Replication data for: Katrina’s Children: Evidence on the Structure of Peer Effects from Hurricane Evacuees. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2012. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-11. https://doi.org/10.3886/E112544V1

Project Description

Summary: In 2005, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita forced many children to relocate across the Southeast. While schools quickly enrolled evacuees, families in receiving schools worried about the impacts on incumbent students. We find no effect, on average, of the inflow of evacuees on achievement in Houston. In Louisiana we find little impact on average and we reject linear-in-means models. Moreover, we find that student achievement improves with high achieving peers and worsens with low achieving peers. Finally, an increase in the inflow of evacuees raised incumbent absenteeism and disciplinary problems in Houston's secondary schools. (JEL I21, Q54)

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
I21 Analysis of Education
Q54 Climate; Natural Disasters and Their Management; Global Warming

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