The Effects of Public Housing on Children. Evidence from Colombia.

Autor/inn/en	Camacho, Adriana; Duque, Valentina; Gilraine, Michael; Sánchez Torres, Fabio
Institution	National Bureau of Economic Research
Titel	The Effects of Public Housing on Children. Evidence from Colombia.
Quelle	Cambridge, Mass.: National Bureau of Economic Research (2022), 56 S. PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext (2) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	NBER working paper series. w30090
Beigaben	Illustrationen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie; Graue Literatur
DOI	10.3386/w30090
Schlagwörter	Bildungsniveau; Kind; Kolumbien; Sozialpolitik; Wohnungsbaupolitik; Bildungsniveau; Wirkungsanalyse; Bildungsertrag; Bildungsertrag; Kind; Sozialpolitik; Wohnungsbaupolitik; Arbeitspapier; Wirkungsanalyse; Kolumbien
Abstract	We analyze the effect of Colombia's ambitious "Free Housing" program on children's educational outcomes. The program was generous, giving free housing to beneficiaries in desirable areas. We evaluate the program by leveraging housing lotteries and linking applicants to their children. We find that public housing increases high school graduation by seven percentage points - a seventeen percent increase relative to the control mean - and boosts exit exam scores and college-going. Using a survey to explore mechanisms, lottery winners report better environmental conditions and shorter commute times. Their children also attend better schools and live in neighborhoods with less crime.
Erfasst von	ZBW - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft, Kiel
Update	2023/1