Achieving Escape Velocity: Neighborhood and School Interventions to Reduce Persistent Inequality
2013 ◽
Vol 103
(3)
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pp. 232-237
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Keyword(s):
Long Run
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This paper reviews the evidence on the efficacy of neighborhood and school interventions in improving the long-run outcomes of children growing up in poor families. We focus on studies exploiting exogenous sources of variation in neighborhoods and schools and which examine at least medium-term outcomes. Higher-quality neighborhoods improve family safety, adult subjective well-being and health, and girls' mental health. But they have no detectable impact on youth human capital, labor market outcomes, or risky behaviors. In contrast, higher-quality schools can improve children's academic achievement and can have longer-term positive impacts of increasing educational attainment and earnings and reducing incarceration and teen pregnancy.
2019 ◽
Vol 52
(9)
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pp. 1012-1042
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2016 ◽
Vol 51
(10)
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pp. 1417-1428
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2013 ◽
Vol 55
(1)
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pp. 38-44
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The long-run consequences of Chernobyl: Evidence on subjective well-being, mental health and welfare
2016 ◽
Vol 135
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pp. 47-60
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2012 ◽
Vol 12
(4)
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pp. 717-736
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