We study the impact of housing conditions on the educational outcomes of young persons in Switzerland. We focus on children ages 15 to 19, who are potentially enrolled in or graduates of high school or vocational training programs, and young adults ages 20 to 24, who are potentially students in...

There have been unprecedented swings in the real price of owner-occupied housing in the past two decades. These price changes may have affected household wellbeing in a number of ways, including through their effects on child development. However, there has been little research on the impact of...

We study the impact of housing characteristics and homeownership on the cognitive and behavioral outcomes of children and young adults. One of our findings is that children living in relatively uncrowded dwellings have better mathematics skills; however, parental homeownership has no effect. In...