How does one's place of residence affect individual behavior and long-run outcomes?
Understanding neighborhood and place effects has been a leading question for social …

We construct a publicly available atlas of children's outcomes in adulthood by Census tract
using anonymized longitudinal data covering nearly the entire US population. For each tract …

Low-income families often live in low-upward-mobility neighborhoods. We study why by
using a randomized trial with housing voucher recipients that provided information, financial …

This paper shows the endogeneity of amenities plays a crucial role in determining the
welfare distribution of a city's residents. We quantify this mechanism by building a dynamic …

We perform a comprehensive neighborhood-level analysis of housing supply. Predictions of
floor space and housing unit supply elasticities using our estimates average 0.5 and 0.3 …

Housing affordability is the main policy challenge for most large cities in the world. Zoning
changes, rent control, housing vouchers, and tax credits are the main levers employed by …

This paper studies one of the largest spatially targeted redevelopment efforts implemented
in the United States: public housing demolitions sponsored by the HOPE VI program …

We study how preferences over the demographic composition of co-patrons affects income
segregation in shared spaces. To distinguish demographic preferences from tastes for other …

Whether contemporary households consider the race of their neighbors when choosing a
neighborhood is controversial. We study neighborhood choice using a novel research …

We randomized school quality information onto the listings of a nationwide housing website
for low-income families. We use this variation and data on families' search and location …