Neighbourhoods, households and income dynamics: a semi-parametric investigation of neighbourhood effects
利用独特的大规模面板数据，以半参数方法研究微观社区对居民收入增长的影响，发现社区贫困程度与后续收入增长并无负相关，甚至存在正相关。
Using a unique data set, we present evidence on income trajectories of people living in micro-neighbourhoods. We investigate neighbourhood influences making as few parametric assumptions as possible. The article offers a number of advances. We exploit a data set that is large, representative, longitudinal, with very local neighbourhoods. We analyse income growth over 1-, 5- and 10-year windows. We analyse the whole distribution of income growth and track large gainers and losers as well as averages. We consider the appropriate definition of neighbourhood. We find no evidence of a negative relationship between neighbourhood disadvantage and subsequent income growth; indeed, some evidence of a positive relationship. Copyright 2007, Oxford University Press.