Evaluating England's 'New Deal for Communities' programme using the difference-in-difference method

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 759-778

  Romero, Roxana Gutiérrez ^a   Noble, Michael ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Area based initiatives; Programme evaluation; Regional development policy and worklessness

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; LIVING STANDARD; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; NEIGHBORHOOD; UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 54949148801     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbn022     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Abadie, A. (2003) Semiparametric difference-in-differences estimators. Working paper, Harvard University.
2. Alcock, P. (2006) Understanding Poverty. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave McMillan.
3. Allison, P. D. (2005) Fixed Effects Regression Methods for Longitudinal Data Using SAS. Cary, NC: SAS Institute Inc.
4. Baltagi, B. (1995) Econometric Analysis of Panel Data. USA: John Wiley & Sons Wiley.
5. Bertrand, M., Dufflo, E., Mullainathan, S. (2002) How much should we trust differences-indifferences estimates? Working Paper 8841, NBER
6. Chamberlain, G. (1980) Analysis of covariance with qualitative data. Review of Economic Statistics, 48: 225-238.
7. Barnes, J. H. and Lucas, H. (1975) Positive discrimination in education: individuals, groups and institutions. In J. H. Barnes (ed.) Educational Priority, Vol. 3: Curriculum Innovation in London's EPA's London: HMSO.
8. Department of Education and Science and Social Science Research Council (1972) Educational Priority: Vol. 1: E.P.A. Problems and Policies. London, UK: HMSO.
9. Greene, W. H. (2000) Econometric Analysis, 4th edn. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
10. Harris, R. J. and Longley, P. A. (2002) Creating small measures of urban deprivation. Environment and Planning A, 34: 1073-1093.
11. Hasluck, C. and Green, A. E. (2007) What works for whom? A review of evidence and meta-analysis for the Department of Work and Pensions. Leeds, UK: Department of Work and Pensions.
12. Kleinman, M. (1999) There goes the neighbourhood: Area policies and social exclusion. New Economy, 6: 188-192.
13. Marshall, F. (2005) NDC national evaluation, analysis of delivery plans 2004: Outcomes, floor targets and projects. CRESR Working paper, Sheffield Hallam University, UK.
14. McCulloch, A. (2001) Ward-level deprivation and individual social and economic outcomes in the British Household Panel Study. Environment and Planning A, 33: 667-684.
15. Noble, M., Smith, G., Penhale, B., Wright, G., Dibben, C., Owen, T., Lloyd, M. (2000) Measuring Multiple Deprivation at the Local Level: The Indices of Deprivation 2000. UK: Department of the Environment Transport and the Regions.
16. Noble, M., Wright, G., Dibben, C., Smith, G. A. N., McLennan, D., Anttila, C., Barnes, H., Mokhtar, C., Noble, S., Gardner, J., Braswell, S., Covizzi, I., Lloyd, M. (2004) The English Indices of Deprivation 2004. London: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
17. Noble, M., Antilla, C., McLennan, D., Covizzi, I., Mason, D., Wilkinson, K., Gutiérrez Romero, R. (2005) Worklessness in New Deal for Communities Areas: Findings from phase 1 of the National Evaluation. SDRC report for the New Deal for Communities for National Evaluation, Department of Social Policy and Social Work.
18. Noble, M., Wright, G., Smith, G., Dibben, C. (2006), Measuring multiple deprivation at the small-area level. Environment and Planning A, 38: 169-185.
19. Noble, M., McLennan, D., Wilkinson, K., Whitworth, A., Barnes, H., Dibben, C. (2008) The English Indices of Deprivation 2007. London: Communities and Local Government.
20. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (2003) New Deal for Communities: The National Evaluation Annual Report 2002/2003. UK: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, Neighbourhood Renewal Unit.
21. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (2004) Neighbourhood Management Pathfinder Programme National Evaluation. UK: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Neighbourhood Renewal Unit.
22. Smith, G. R. (1999) Area-based Initiatives: The rationale and options for area targeting CASE Paper 25 Centre for the Analysis of Social Exclusion. UK: London School of Economics.
23. Smith, G., Noble, M., Wright, G. (2001), Do we care about area effects? Environment and Planning A, 33: 1341-1344.
24. Social Exclusion Unit (2000) National Strategy for Neighbourhood Renewal: Report of Policy Action Team 18, Better Information. London: The Stationery Office.
25. Social Exclusion Unit (2001) A new commitment to Neighbourhood Renewal: A National Strategy Action Plan. London: The Stationery Office.
26. Wrigley, N. (1985) Categorical Data Analysis for Geographers and Environment Scientist. New York: Longman.