Are public housing projects good for kids after all
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11683045 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeehee Han (0000-0001-8495-1396, The Bush School of Government and Public Service Texas A&M University College Station Texas USA, corresponding author), Amy Ellen Schwartz (University of Delaware Newark Delaware USA) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 764-791 |
| Publication date | 2024-08-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0276-8739 • E-ISSN: 1520-6688 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/pam.22625 |
| OpenAlex | W3180563268 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 53 |
Is public housing bad for children? The net effect of moving into public housing on children's academic outcomes is theoretically ambiguous and likely to depend on changes to neighborhood and school characteristics. Drawing on detailed individual‐level longitudinal data on New York City public school students, we exploit plausibly random variation in the precise timing of entry into public housing to estimate credibly causal effects of public housing residency on academic outcomes. Both difference‐in‐differences and event study analyses suggest positive effects of public housing on test scores, with larger effects after the initial year. Stalled academic performance at entry may reflect disruptive effects of residential and school mobility. Effects on test scores are larger among students who move from lower‐income neighborhoods due, perhaps, to increases in neighborhood and school quality. For some subgroups, attendance improves and the incidence of obesity declines. Our results contradict the popular belief that public housing is bad for kids
Business · Economic growth · Economics · Public housing · Homelessness and Social Issues · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |