Weinhardt, Felix (2010) Moving into the projects: social housing neighbourhoods and school performance in England. SERC Discussion Papers (SERCDP0044). Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC), London School of Economics and Political Sciences, London, UK.
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Abstract
This study estimates the effect of living in a very deprived neighbourhood, as identified by a high density of social housing, on the educational attainment of fourteen years old (9th grade) students in England. Neighbourhoods with markedly high concentrations of social housing have very high unemployment and extremely low qualification rates, as well as high building density, rooms over-crowding and low house prices. In order to identify the causal impact of neighbourhood deprivation on pupil attainments, I exploit the timing of moving into these neighbourhoods. The timing of a move can be taken as exogenous because of long waiting lists for social housing in high-demand areas. This is a new strategy that by-passes the usual sorting and reflection problems. Using this approach, there is no evidence for otherwise negative effects, which has potentially wide-ranging implications for social housing policy.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Working Paper) |
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| Official URL: | http://www.spatialeconomics.ac.uk/SERC/publication... |
| Additional Information: | © 2010 Felix Weinhardt |
| Divisions: | Spatial Economics Research Centre |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools |
| JEL classification: | O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Mar 2011 10:48 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2024 20:16 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/33612 |
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