Review of Economics and Statistics · 2022 · Eric T. Chyn、Kareem Haggag
中文摘要
一个人童年时期的邻里环境如何塑造其日后的政治参与?我们研究了因公共住房拆除而被迫搬迁、并利用住房券迁往更高机会地区的儿童的投票率。童年时期经历搬迁者在 2016 年总统选举中的参与率高出 11% (2 个百分点), 且在任意一次大选中投票的可能性高出 10% (2.9 个百分点)。我们论证, 这些结果不太可能由监禁或父母层面结果的变化所驱动, 而更可能源于政治社会化或教育与收入的改善。这些结果表明, 住房援助项目可能减少政治参与方面的不平等。
Abstract
Abstract How does one's childhood neighborhood shape political engagement later in life? We study voting rates of children who were displaced by public housing demolitions and moved to higher opportunity areas using housing vouchers. Those displaced during childhood had 11% (2 pp) higher participation in the 2016 Presidential election and were 10% (2.9 pp) more likely to vote in any general election. We argue that the results are unlikely to be driven by changes in incarceration or parental outcomes but rather by political socialization or improvements in education and earnings. These results suggest that housing assistance programs may reduce inequality in political participation.