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Title: How Do Changes in Housing Voucher Design Affect Rent and Neighborhood Quality?

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2018

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ISSN: 1945774X

DOI: 10.1257/pol.20150176

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Abstract: US housing voucher holders pay their landlord a fraction of household income and the government pays the rest, up to a rent ceiling. We study how two types of changes to the rent ceiling affect landlords and tenants. A policy that makes vouchers more generous across a metro area benefits landlords through increased rents, with minimal impact on neighborhood and unit quality. A second policy that indexes rent ceilings to neighborhood rents leads voucher holders to move into higher quality neighborhoods with lower crime, poverty, and unemployment.

Url: https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/pol.20150176

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Authors: Collinson, Robert; Ganong, Peter

Periodical (Full): American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Issue: 2

Volume: 10

Pages: 62-89

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Housing and Segregation

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