Abstract This article synthesizes findings from a wide range of empirical research into how neighborhoods affect families and children. It lays out conceptual framework for understanding may people at different life stages. then identifies methodological challenges, summarizes past findings, suggests priorities future work. Despite growing body evidence that neighborhood conditions play role in shaping individual outcomes, serious challenges remain suggest some caution interpreting this...

This article explores the possible causal pathways through which neighborhoods might affect health and then reviews existing evidence. Although methodological issues make literature inconclusive, authors offer a provisional hypothesis for how shape outcomes. They hypothesize that may primarily influence in two ways: first, relatively short-term influences on behaviors, attitudes, health-care utilization, thereby affecting conditions are most immediately responsive to such influences; second,...

Growing numbers of affordable housing advocates and community members are questioning the premise that increasing supply market-rate will result in is more affordable. Economists other experts who favor increases have failed to take these skeptics seriously. But left unanswered, skepticism likely continue feed local opposition construction, further increase prevalence intensity land-use regulations limit construction. This article meant bridge divide, addressing each key arguments make...

Acknowledgments 1 Introduction 2 The Extent and Stability of Racial Integration in the Contemporary United States 3 Toward a Theory Change 4 Correlates 5 Composition Neighborhood Satisfaction 6 Race, Neighborhood, Decision to Move 7 Choice 8 Conclusions Policy Implications Notes References Index

This article examines the effect of exposure to violent crime on students' standardized test performance among a sample students in New York City public schools.To identify community violence children's scores, we compare exposed an incident their own blockface week prior exam after exam.The results show that such reduces English language arts assessments and has no math scores.The is most pronounced African Americans passing rates black by approximately 3 percentage points.

During the past decade, housing markets across United States experienced dramatic upheaval. Housing prices rose rapidly throughout much of country from 2000 until start 2007 and then fell sharply during next 2 years. Many households lost substantial amounts equity this downturn; in aggregate, U.S. homeowners $7 trillion 2006 to 2009. Aggregate home holdings had fallen back levels by early Whereas intense volatility has been well documented, there remain unanswered questions about variation...

Abstract Natural disasters can cause physical damage and provide information about flood risk. We find that the prices of one to three family homes in New York City hit by high storm surges during Hurricane Sandy dropped 16% remained 12% lower than pre‐storm levels 6 years after storm. Effects were concentrated areas outside pre‐existing zones, where risks less salient, they more persistent income areas. Finally, flooding may have changed neighborhood demographic trends, as post‐Sandy...

This paper offers new empirical evidence about the prospects of lower-income, US urban neighbourhoods during 1990s. Using Neighborhood Change Database, which a balanced panel census tracts with consistent boundaries from 1970 to 2000 for all metropolitan areas in US, is found significant shift fortunes There was notable increase 1990s proportion lower-income and poor experiencing gain economic status. Secondly, terms geographical patterns, it that this upgrading occurred throughout country,...

Abstract Few communities welcome federally subsidized rental housing, with one of the most commonly voiced fears being reductions in property values. Yet there is little empirical evidence that housing depresses neighborhood This paper estimates and compares impacts a broad range programs, using rich data for New York City difference‐in‐difference specification hedonic regression model. We find developments have not typically led to values have, fact, increases some cases. Impacts are highly...

Problem, research strategy, and findings: A number of studies have examined the property value impacts historic preservation, but few considered how preservation shapes neighborhood composition. In this study, we ask whether designation districts contributes to changes in racial composition socioeconomic status New York City neighborhoods. Bringing together data on with a panel census tracts, study neighborhoods change after district. We find little evidence neighborhood, report significant...