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Title: Long-term Contextual Effects in Education: Schools and Neighborhoods

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2021

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DOI: 10.1257/pol.20190257

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Abstract: This paper estimates the long-term impact of growing up in better neighborhoods and attending better schools on educational attainment. First, I use a spatial regression-discontinuity design to estimate school effects. Second, I study students who move across neighborhoods in Montreal during childhood to estimate the causal effect of growing up in a better area (total exposure effects). I find large effects for both dimensions. Combining both research designs in a decomposition framework, and under key assumptions, I estimate that 50–70 percent of the benefits of moving to a better area on educational attainment are due to access to better schools.

Url: https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/pol.20190257

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Authors: Laliberté, Jean-William

Periodical (Full): American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Issue: 2

Volume: 13

Pages: 336-377

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Topics: Education, Housing and Segregation

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