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Author: Holupka, Scott
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Holupka, Scott Newman, Sandra J. |
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The Effects of Homeownership on Children's Outcomes: Real Effects or Self-Selection? Real Estate Economics 40,3 (Fall 2012): 566-602. Also: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1540-6229.2012.00330.x/abstract Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79 Publisher: American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association (AREUEA) Keyword(s): Academic Development; Achievement; Children, Well-Being; Cognitive Development; Home Ownership; Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID); Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT- Reading) Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This article examines whether there is a “homeownership effect” for lower-income racial and ethnic groups who have been the target of public policies to expand homeownership. We use two different methods to account for selection, statistical matching and instrumental variable analysis; test direct and indirect (mediator) effects of homeownership on children's cognitive achievement, behavior problems and health using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics and its Child Development Supplement; and replicate the main effects tests using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. We find little evidence of beneficial homeownership effects and suggest that previous analyses may have mistaken selection differences for the effect of homeownership itself. |
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Holupka, Scott and Sandra J. Newman. "The Effects of Homeownership on Children's Outcomes: Real Effects or Self-Selection?" Real Estate Economics 40,3 (Fall 2012): 566-602.
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Newman, Sandra J. Holupka, Scott Robie, Amy Vernon-Russell, Laura |
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The Effects of Affordable Housing on Children's Well-Being: Phase Two Report, Institute for Policy Studies, Johns Hopkins University, 2010. Also: http://ips.jhu.edu/pub/The-Effects-of-Affordable-Housing-on-Children-s-Well-Being-Phase-Two Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79 Publisher: Institute for Policy Studies, Johns Hopkins University Keyword(s): Academic Development; Children, Home Environment; Children, Well-Being; Home Ownership; Neighborhood Effects; Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID); Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT- Reading) Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Purpose and Approach Housing affordability is currently viewed as the most significant housing challenge. Over the last two decades the housing component of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) grew 35 percent faster than the general CPI. According to the 2008 State of the Nation’s Housing report, nearly one-quarter of renter households paid more than 50 percent of their incomes for rent in 2006. Housing affordability problems could have deleterious effects on children’s well-being by reducing the resources the family can invest in their children, or by increasing the stress on parents. On the other hand, places with higher-priced housing tend to have better schools and lower crime rates, which could benefit children. In the earlier phase of this study, we tested models using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) database, along with its Child Development Supplements (CDS). In this second phase, we are extending our examination of the association between housing affordability and children’s outcomes by analyzing a second national longitudinal survey database, the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth (NLSY). Results The PSID-CDS analysis suggests that children growing up in higher-priced housing markets fare no worse than those in lower-priced markets. There were no negative associations between housing prices and academic achievement, behavior or health. Nor was there any indication that parents living in higher-priced markets are more personally or emotionally stressed. Initial results from the NLSY analysis closely mirror those from the PSID-CDS. There is little indication that children growing up in high-priced housing markets suffer cognitive achievement deficits or have behavior problems. |
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Newman, Sandra J., Scott Holupka, Amy Robie and Laura Vernon-Russell. "The Effects of Affordable Housing on Children's Well-Being: Phase Two." Report, Institute for Policy Studies, Johns Hopkins University, 2010. |