Building opportunity: the intergenerational effects of Chilean school construction
本摘要源自该文的 NBER 工作论文版（2026），正式发表版可能有调整。
In 1965-1966, Chile built and staffed thousands of new primary classrooms in supply-constrained communities.Using a quasi-experimental design and large census samples, we show that childhood exposure to school construction substantially improved the schooling and labor market outcomes of adults and closed a persistent female disadvantage in school attainment.Women's exposure to the policy had large intergenerational spillovers on their children's on-time grade progression and completed schooling.The marginal value of public funds is 13, including direct effects on adults and intergenerational spillovers.