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 …

Recent research documents a causal impact of place on the long-run outcomes of children. However, little is known about …

Children who grow up in deprived neighborhoods underperform at school and later in life but whether there is a causal …

Neighborhoods can considerably affect children's future outcomes, but the forces through which they operate are not …