Galiani, Sebastián; Gertler, Paul; Cooper, Ryan; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2014
This paper provides empirical evidence on the causal effects that upgrading slum dwellings has on the living conditions … of the extremely poor. In particular, we study the impact of providing better houses in situ to slum dwellers in El … improvements in children's health; in El Salvador, slum dwellers also feel that they are safer. We do not find this result, however …