an intergenerational sample of families, we estimate on the basis of a comparison of biological and adopted children that …

implies that high-ability children in low-income families face binding credit constraints that society may wish to relieve. …

provision. We find that low-income families prioritize proximity to schools while high-income families and families with high …-income families are less exposed to the inflow of low-income children into their schools, either because of their longer distance from …We define educational access as the component of a neighborhood's value that is determined by the set of schools …

Proximity augments homeless students' educational outcomes. Homeless K-8 graders whose families are placed in shelters … near their schools have 8 percent (2.4 days) better attendance, are a third (18 percentage points) less likely to change … schools, and exhibit higher rates of proficiency and retention. Homeless high schoolers have 5 percent (2.5 days) better …