Human Capital Effects of Anti-Poverty Programs: Evidence from a Randomized Housing Voucher Lottery

Authors

Brian A. JacobFollow
Max KapustinFollow
Jens LudwigFollow

Publication Date

2014

Publication Title

Kreisman Working Papers Series in Housing Law and Policy

Abstract

Whether government transfer programs increase the human capital of low-income children is a question of first-order policy importance. Such policies might help poor children if their parents are credit constrained, and so under-invest in their human capit

Number

31

Recommended Citation

Brian A. Jacob, Max Kapustin & Jens Ludwig, "Human Capital Effects of Anti-Poverty Programs: Evidence from a Randomized Housing Voucher Lottery" (Kreisman Working Papers Series in Housing Law and Policy No. 31, 2014) available at http://www.nber.org/paper

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