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housing_vouchers

2 findings

Policy & public sectorMeans-Tested Housing Voucher Work DisincentiveVoucher utilization reduced quarterly employment rates by 3.6 percentage points (6 percent of control complier mean), reduced quarterly earnings by $329 (10 percent of control complier mean), and increased public assistance participation by 6.7 percentage points (12 percent of control complier mean).RCT Economics (general)Neighborhood Quality Neutrality of Unrestricted VouchersVoucher usage produced no statistically significant changes in total address changes (0.119 difference, p > 0.05), census tract poverty rates (-0.009), collective efficacy scores (-0.000), or violent crime arrest rates (-0.047 per 1,000 residents).RCT