Measuring the Welfare Effects of Slum Improvement Programs: The Case of Mumbai

Takeuchi, Akie; Cropper, Maureen L.; Bento, Antonio M.

dc.contributor.author	Takeuchi, Akie
dc.contributor.author	Cropper, Maureen L.
dc.contributor.author	Bento, Antonio M.
dc.date.accessioned	2018-08-21T17:09:13Z
dc.date.available	2018-08-21T17:09:13Z
dc.date.issued	2007-10-01
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1813/57715
dc.description	WP 2007-18 October 2007
dc.description.abstract	This paper evaluates the welfare effects of in-situ slum upgrading and relocation programs using data for 5,000 households in Mumbai, India. We estimate a model of residential location choice in which households value the ethnic composition of neighborhoods and employment accessibility in addition to housing characteristics. The importance of neighborhood composition and employment access implies that relocation programs must be designed carefully if they are to be welfare-enhancing. The value of our model is that it allows us to determine the magnitude of these effects. It also allows us to determine the value households place on in situ improvements, which policymakers need to know if they are to design housing programs that permit cost recovery.
dc.description.sponsorship	We thank the World Bank Research Committee and Transport Anchor (TUDTR) for funding the study.
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University
dc.title	Measuring the Welfare Effects of Slum Improvement Programs: The Case of Mumbai
dc.type	article
dcterms.license	http://hdl.handle.net/1813/57595