Using Big Data to Solve Economic and Social Problems-Moving to Opportunity

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Two Approaches to Increasing Upward Mobility

Moving to Opportunity Experiment

Analysis of MTO Experimental Impacts

Impacts of MTO on Children Below Age 13 at Random Assignment

Impacts of Moving to Opportunity on Adults’ Earnings

Limitations of Randomized Experiments

Income Gain from Moving to a Better Neighborhood

Limitations of Randomized Experiments

Quasi-Experimental Methods

Childhood Exposure Effects Around the World

Implications for Housing Voucher Policy

Why Don’t More Low-Income Families Move to Opportunity?

Stability of Historical Measures of Opportunity

Moving to Opportunity: Potential Concern

What Place-Based Policies are Most Effective in Increasing Upward Mobility?

Using Historical Data to Evaluate Place-Based Policies