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Partners in Crime : Schools, Neighborhoods and the Formation of Criminal Networks
Billings, Stephen B. - 2016
Why do crime rates differ greatly across neighborhoods and schools? Comparing youth who were assigned to opposite sides … neighborhoods increases total crime. We then show that these youth are more likely to be arrested for committing crimes together … – to be “partners in crime”. Our results suggest that direct peer interaction is a key mechanism for social multipliers in …
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Using Differences in Knowledge Across Neighborhoods to Uncover the Impacts of the EITC on Earnings
Chetty, Raj - 2012
We develop a new method of estimating the impacts of tax policies that uses areas with little knowledge about the policy's marginal incentives as counterfactuals for behavior in the absence of the policy. We apply this method to characterize the impacts of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) on...
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The Demise of Walk Zones in Boston : Priorities vs. Precedence in School Choice
Dur, Umut - 2013
School choice plans in many cities grant students higher priority for some (but not all) seats at their neighborhood schools. This paper demonstrates how the precedence order, i.e. the order in which different types of seats are filled by applicants, has quantitative effects on distributional...
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Estimating the Impact of Means-Tested Subsidies Under Treatment Externalities with Application to Anti-Malarial Bednets
Bhattacharya, Debopam - 2013
Regular use of effective health-products such as insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITN) by a household benefits its neighbors by (a) reducing chances of infection and (b) raising awareness about product-effectiveness, thereby increasing product-use. Due to their potential social benefits and...
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Long-Term Neighborhood Effects on Low-Income Families : Evidence from Moving to Opportunity
Ludwig, Jens - 2013
We examine long-term neighborhood effects on low-income families using data from the Moving to Opportunity (MTO) randomized housing-mobility experiment, which offered some public-housing families but not others the chance to move to less-disadvantaged neighborhoods. We show that 10-15 years...
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Do Labor Market Networks Have an Important Spatial Dimension?
Hellerstein, Judith K. - 2013
We test for evidence of spatial, residence-based labor market networks. Turnover is lower for workers more connected to their neighbors generally and more connected to neighbors of the same race or ethnic group. Both results are consistent with networks producing better job matches, while the...
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Do Housing Prices Reflect Environmental Health Risks? Evidence from More than 1600 Toxic Plant Openings and Closings
Currie, Janet - 2013
A ubiquitous and largely unquestioned assumption in studies of housing markets is that there is perfect information about local amenities. This paper measures the housing market and health impacts of 1,600 openings and closings of industrial plants that emit toxic pollutants. We find that...
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The Long-Term Effects of Early Lead Exposure : Evidence from a Case of Environmental Negligence
Rau, Tomás - 2014
This paper estimates the effect of early lead exposure on academic achievement and adult earnings. We analyze longitudinal information from individuals attending primary and secondary schools in the city of Arica (in northern Chile). Between 1984 and 1989, Arica received more than 20,000 tons of...
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Foreclosure Externalities : Some New Evidence
Gerardi, Kristopher - 2014
In a recent set of influential papers, researchers have argued that residential mortgage foreclosures reduce the sale prices of nearby properties. We revisit this issue using a more robust identification strategy combined with new data that contain information on the location of properties...
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Demographic Determinants of Testing Incidence and Covid-19 Infections in New York City Neighborhoods
Borjas, George J. - 2020
New York City is the hot spot of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. This paper merges information on the number of tests and the number of infections at the New York City zip code level with demographic and socioeconomic information from the decennial census and the American Community...
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