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Can transforming neighborhoods help kids escape poverty?

Jan 28, 2026 · 27m
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  • HOPE VI program demolished old public housing projects and replaced them with mixed-income neighborhoods to combat concentrated poverty
  • A new working paper from Raj Chetty's Opportunity Insights provides evidence on whether transforming neighborhoods actually helps low-income residents escape poverty
  • Explores whether connecting low-income people to mixed-income communities creates meaningful opportunities for economic mobility

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