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Title: The Effects of Overcrowded Housing on Children's Performance at School

Author(s): Dominique Goux and Eric Maurin

Publication Date: March 2003

Keyword(s): overcrowded housing and school performance

Programme Area(s): Labour Economics and Public Economics

Abstract: In France, almost one in five 15 year olds lives in a home with at least two children per bedroom. More than 60% of these adolescents have been held back in primary or middle school, a proportion that is more than 20 points higher than it is on average for adolescents of the same age. This Paper develops a semi-parametric analysis that suggests a relation of cause and effect between living in an overcrowded home and falling behind at school. According to our estimations, the disparity in living conditions is a very important channel through which parents? lack of financial resources affects their children?s schooling.

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Goux, D and Maurin, E. 2003. 'The Effects of Overcrowded Housing on Children's Performance at School'. London, Centre for Economic Policy Research. https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=3818