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

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Eric Chyn

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Chyn, Eric. Replication data for: Moved to Opportunity: The Long-Run Effects of Public Housing Demolition on Children. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2018. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113155V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary 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.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms Public housing; demolition
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      H75 State and Local Government: Health; Education; Welfare; Public Pensions
      I38 Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
      J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
      R23 Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics: Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population; Neighborhood Characteristics
      R38 Production Analysis and Firm Location: Government Policy
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) administrative records data; aggregate data

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Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation Individual,

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