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Estimating Neighborhood Effects on Low-Income Youth

Type: Research

Start Date: May 2005

End Date: August 2009

Grant Amount: $367,207

Person Affiliation(s): Jens Ludwig

Organization: University of Chicago

Do non-experimental methods provide a viable alternative to randomized experiments when trying to assess the effects of neighborhood on youth outcomes? This project will use data from a randomized housing-voucher program in Chicago. The investigators will be able to examine the congruence between experimental and non-experimental estimates of effects for a variety of youth outcomes.

Focus Areas of this Grant

Age Range of Participants: 8 - 25

Topic Area: Cultural Contexts and Influences, Intervention/Natural Experiment, Measurement Development, Neighborhood Influences and Policy, Poverty/Poverty Policy

Gender: Male, Female

Income: Low Income/Working Poor

Location: Urban

Race/Ethnicity: Black or African American, White

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