Evidence of Neighborhood Effects from Moving to Opportunity: Lates of Neighborhood Quality

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Journal: Review of Economics and Statistics
Year: 2020
Volume: 102
Issue: 4
Pages: 633-647

Authors (2)

Dionissi Aliprantis (Federal Reserve Bank of Clevel...) Francisca G.-C. Richter (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

This paper estimates neighborhood effects on adult labor market outcomes using the Moving to Opportunity (MTO) housing mobility experiment. We propose and implement a new strategy for identifying transition-specific effects that exploits identification of the unobserved component of a neighborhood choice model. Estimated local average treatment effects (LATEs) are large, result from moves between the first and second deciles of the national distribution of neighborhood quality, and pertain to a subpopulation of nine percent of program participants.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:tpr:restat:v:102:y:2020:i:4:p:633-647
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-24