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

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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