Mark Schroeder

Hasn't been an experiment quite like this ever before.

Hasn't been an experiment quite like this ever before.

A big part of the program had always been unlimited choice of neighborhood.

A big part of the program had always been unlimited choice of neighborhood.

I couldn't believe the public housing authorities would go along with inducing turnover among their tenants.

I couldn't believe the public housing authorities would go along with inducing turnover among their tenants.

If you want to really know whether this works or not, you need an experiment.

If you want to really know whether this works or not, you need an experiment.

The only randomized experiment that tests the impact of neighborhood on people's lives.

The only randomized experiment that tests the impact of neighborhood on people's lives.

Almost everything about moving to Opportunity has been a surprise, not only to me, but to practically everybody else.

Almost everything about moving to Opportunity has been a surprise, not only to me, but to practically everybody else.

There were some people who were praying that Literally praying they would be in the regular voucher group because they did not want to have to find another place that far away, either socially or physically.

There were some people who were praying that Literally praying they would be in the regular voucher group because they did not want to have to find another place that far away, either socially or physically.

Only like number three or four was better schools for my children, better jobs for me. Those were way down there.

Only like number three or four was better schools for my children, better jobs for me. Those were way down there.

I think they didn't buy into the hypothesis we were testing.

I think they didn't buy into the hypothesis we were testing.

No.

No.

I have to say that I wasn't that surprised. We're asking them to do something that people were not doing.

I have to say that I wasn't that surprised. We're asking them to do something that people were not doing.

Impacts we expected in many ways didn't happen. Impacts that we didn't expect that did happen.

Impacts we expected in many ways didn't happen. Impacts that we didn't expect that did happen.

Which we certainly did not expect.

Which we certainly did not expect.

We saw impacts on diabetes, obesity.

We saw impacts on diabetes, obesity.

We did not find any impacts on children's test scores. We did not find any impacts on grown-ups' earnings.

We did not find any impacts on children's test scores. We did not find any impacts on grown-ups' earnings.

Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York.

Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York.

Hasn't been an experiment quite like this ever before.

A big part of the program had always been unlimited choice of neighborhood.

I couldn't believe the public housing authorities would go along with inducing turnover among their tenants.

If you want to really know whether this works or not, you need an experiment.

The only randomized experiment that tests the impact of neighborhood on people's lives.

Almost everything about moving to Opportunity has been a surprise, not only to me, but to practically everybody else.

There were some people who were praying that Literally praying they would be in the regular voucher group because they did not want to have to find another place that far away, either socially or physically.

Only like number three or four was better schools for my children, better jobs for me. Those were way down there.

I think they didn't buy into the hypothesis we were testing.

No.

I have to say that I wasn't that surprised. We're asking them to do something that people were not doing.

Impacts we expected in many ways didn't happen. Impacts that we didn't expect that did happen.

Which we certainly did not expect.

We saw impacts on diabetes, obesity.

We did not find any impacts on children's test scores. We did not find any impacts on grown-ups' earnings.

Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York.