ERIC Number: ED624158
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-May
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The Effects of Public Housing on Children: Evidence from Colombia. Working Paper 30090
Camacho, Adriana; Duque, Valentina; Gilraine, Michael; Sanchez, Fabio
National Bureau of Economic Research
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. [Additional funding for this project was provided by the Departamento Nacional de Planeacion (Contract 672-2019).]
Descriptors: Public Housing, Outcomes of Education, Program Evaluation, Neighborhoods, High School Graduates, Graduation Rate, Scores, Exit Examinations, College Attendance, Surveys, Crime, Proximity, Community Characteristics, Foreign Countries, Correlation, Parent Child Relationship
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Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Spencer Foundation
Authoring Institution: National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
Identifiers - Location: Colombia
Grant or Contract Numbers: 202200032