Knocking it Down and Mixing it Up: The Impact of Public Housing Regenerations

Blanco, Héctor; Neri, Lorenzo

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“…Chyn (2018), also in Chicago, finds that displaced children fare better when they become young adults in terms of labor market outcomes (employment and earnings) and criminal records (less likely to have been arrested for violent crimes). In France and London, Guyon et al (2016) and Blanco and Neri (2021) show that similar urban regeneration programs reduced poverty in targeted neighborhoods by effectively displacing poorer households. However, their capacity to attract middle and high-income households depends on their ability to stimulate the private sector and provide new amenities such as transport infrastructure.…”

Section: Public Housing: Traditional Policiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Housing, Neighborhoods, and Inequality

Chapelle,

Domènech-Arumí,

Gobbi

2023

Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics

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This chapter provides an up-to-date review of the literature on housing, inequality, and neighborhoods while highlighting their many intersections. Inequality across and within countries is generally high and growing, particularly in terms of wealth. Levels and trends in inequality depend on multiple factors, such as institutions and varying exposure to shocks, and cannot be understood without accounting for the role of housing. Housing is a major component of households' expenditures and the most important and evenly distributed asset in the population. Moreover, regional inequalities may not be as severe as they initially appear after accounting for differences in housing costs across geographies. Conversely, the negative outlook on these inequalities may be exacerbated when considering the implications of households' uneven sorting within cities -with the most disadvantaged individuals predominantly residing in neighborhoods with lower-quality local public goods and amenities. Sorting endogenously arises due to multiple factors and impacts the dynamics and persistence of inequality through neighborhood effects, with schools playing a crucial role. National housing policies and interventions at the local level can help revert segregation and undesirable inequality dynamics. Housing allowances, tax incentives to build affordable housing in high-income neighborhoods, and school desegregation policies appear to be the most promising avenues to that goal. policies desegregating schools appear to be the most effective in combating segregation and undesirable social mobility dynamics.

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Section: Public Housing: Traditional Policiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Housing, Neighborhoods, and Inequality

Chapelle,

Domènech-Arumí,

Gobbi

2023

Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics

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Gentrification

Curci¹,

Yousaf

2023

Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics

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Land Policies and Institutions for Equitable and Resilient Growth in Africa

Deininger,

Goyal

2024

The World Bank Research Observer

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In coming decades, Africa's urban populations will expand, and the effects of climate change be more keenly felt. Land policies and institutions will be key for urban dwellers to be able access productive jobs, breathe clean air, and live in decent housing; for entrepreneurs, especially women, to leverage land for productive investment; and for farmers to diversify, insure against shocks, and accumulate capital. Yet, many African land registries perform poorly, command little trust, and have failed to capitalize on opportunities to improve quality, relevance, and outreach via digital interoperability, use of earth observation, and connectivity. Literature highlights scope for regulatory and institutional reforms to (a) expand property taxation and land value capture and to improve urban service delivery, planning, and land use regulations; (b) increase quality and affordability of land services and access to land price and ownership data; (c) guide issuance of rural land use rights to reduce barriers to rural factor markets, including by spatially enabling farmer registries to improve subsidy targeting and effectiveness; and (d) demarcation and transparent decentralized management of public land to attract investment, including in climate finance, without fueling corruption, and to manage disputes before they escalate into ethnic violence.

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Knocking it Down and Mixing it Up: The Impact of Public Housing Regenerations

Cited by 4 publications

References 53 publications

Housing, Neighborhoods, and Inequality

Housing, Neighborhoods, and Inequality

Gentrification

Land Policies and Institutions for Equitable and Resilient Growth in Africa

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