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Title: The Local Economic Effects of Public Housing in the United States, 1940–1970

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2013

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022050713000855

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Abstract: Between 1933 and 1973 the federal government funded the construction of over 1 million units of low-rent housing. Using county-level data, I find that communities with high densities of public housing had lower median family income, lower median property values, lower population density, and a higher percentage of families with low income in 1970. However, I find no negative effects of public housing in 1950 or 1960, implying that long-run negative effects only became apparent in the 1960s. The effects found in 1970 are partially due to a decline in human capital.

Url: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-economic-history/article/local-economic-effects-of-public-housing-in-the-united-states-19401970/35AB2E9EF536F9B960E93B8D9670BA6C

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Authors: Shester, Katharine, L

Periodical (Full): The Journal of Economic History

Issue: 4

Volume: 73

Pages: 978-1016

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Housing and Segregation, Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Land Use/Urban Organization

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