Measuring the Welfare Effects of Slum Improvement Programs: The Case of Mumbai

This paper evaluates the welfare effects of in situ slum upgrading and relocation programs using data for 5000 households in Mumbai, India. We estimate a model of residential location choice in which households value the ethnic composition of neighborhoods and employment accessibility in addition to...

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Main Authors:	Takeuchi, Akie, Cropper, Maureen, Bento, Antonio
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses Transportation O180 Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics: Regional Migration Regional Labor Markets Population Neighborhood Characteristics R230 Regional Development Policy R580
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4973

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spelling	okr-10986-49732021-04-23T14:02:20Z Measuring the Welfare Effects of Slum Improvement Programs: The Case of Mumbai Takeuchi, Akie Cropper, Maureen Bento, Antonio Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses Transportation O180 Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics: Regional Migration Regional Labor Markets Population Neighborhood Characteristics R230 Regional Development Policy R580 This paper evaluates the welfare effects of in situ slum upgrading and relocation programs using data for 5000 households in Mumbai, India. We estimate a model of residential location choice in which households value the ethnic composition of neighborhoods and employment accessibility in addition to housing characteristics. The importance of neighborhood composition and employment access implies that relocation programs must be designed carefully if they are to be welfare-enhancing. The value of our model is that it allows us to determine the magnitude of these effects. It also allows us to determine the value households place on in situ improvements, which policymakers need to know if they are to design housing programs that permit cost recovery. 2012-03-30T07:30:39Z 2012-03-30T07:30:39Z 2008 Journal Article Journal of Urban Economics 00941190 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4973 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article India
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description	This paper evaluates the welfare effects of in situ slum upgrading and relocation programs using data for 5000 households in Mumbai, India. We estimate a model of residential location choice in which households value the ethnic composition of neighborhoods and employment accessibility in addition to housing characteristics. The importance of neighborhood composition and employment access implies that relocation programs must be designed carefully if they are to be welfare-enhancing. The value of our model is that it allows us to determine the magnitude of these effects. It also allows us to determine the value households place on in situ improvements, which policymakers need to know if they are to design housing programs that permit cost recovery.
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author	Takeuchi, Akie Cropper, Maureen Bento, Antonio
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title	Measuring the Welfare Effects of Slum Improvement Programs: The Case of Mumbai
title_short	Measuring the Welfare Effects of Slum Improvement Programs: The Case of Mumbai
title_full	Measuring the Welfare Effects of Slum Improvement Programs: The Case of Mumbai
title_fullStr	Measuring the Welfare Effects of Slum Improvement Programs: The Case of Mumbai
title_full_unstemmed	Measuring the Welfare Effects of Slum Improvement Programs: The Case of Mumbai
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Measuring the Welfare Effects of Slum Improvement Programs: The Case of Mumbai

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