The Impact of Housing Vouchers on Mobility and Neighborhood Attributes
Real Estate Economics, Forthcoming
36 Pages Posted: 22 Feb 2012 Last revised: 7 Apr 2012
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The Impact of Housing Vouchers on Mobility and Neighborhood Attributes
The Impact of Housing Vouchers on Mobility and Neighborhood Attributes
Date Written: December 8, 2011
Abstract
This paper examines the effect of receiving a housing voucher on the mobility and neighborhood attributes of low-income households. Housing policy has shifted towards vouchers in lieu of public housing projects to allow households to move away from high poverty areas. We use administrative records collected from an experiment to examine this issue. We find that households moved immediately after receiving the subsidy, but did not relocate to lower poverty neighborhoods until several quarters later. Our findings suggest that recipients initially lease in nearby units to secure the subsidy, while continuing to search for housing in lower poverty neighborhoods.
Keywords: Housing Policy, Mobility, Poverty, Vouchers
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