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The Effects of Public Housing on Children : Evidence from Colombia
Camacho, Adriana; Duque, Valentina; Gilraine, Michael; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
We analyze the effect of Colombia's ambitious "Free Housing" program on children's educational outcomes. The program … lotteries and linking applicants to their children. We find that public housing increases high school graduation by seven …. Their children also attend better schools and live in neighborhoods with less crime …
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Air Pollution and Student Performance in the U.S
Gilraine, Michael; Zheng, Angela - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
We combine satellite-based pollution data and test scores from over 10,000 U.S. school districts to estimate the relationship between air pollution and test scores. To deal with potential endogeneity we instrument for air quality using (i) year-to-year coal production variation and (ii) a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013210089
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Making Teaching Last : Long-Run Value-Added
Gilraine, Michael; Pope, Nolan G. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
test scores with subsequent test scores in VA estimation. We find that students assigned to high long-run VA teachers fare …
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