Moving, But to Opportunity? Examining Neighborhood Relocation
Dec 6th, 2012 | By Jennifer Lyons
A new examination of the Moving to Opportunity study uncovers previously unexplored effects of housing vouchers on residents’ well-being.
A new examination of the Moving to Opportunity study uncovers previously unexplored effects of housing vouchers on residents’ well-being.
The Low Income Housing Tax Credit, along with the Housing Choice Voucher program, haven’t relieved the housing cost burden.
Urban school districts spend to compete.
A family’s housing reality is often viewed as an index of its economic situation. However, Brian Jacob, Jens Ludwig, and Douglas Miller’s new NBER working paper joins a groundswell of research that demonstrates that housing situations are in fact proxies for much more than one’s socioeconomic status.