The benefits and costs of the section 8 existing housing program

Reeder, William J.

doi:10.1016/0047-2727(85)90014-3

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The benefits and costs of the section 8 existing housing program

Reeder, William J.·1985·Journal of Public Economics

DOI 10.1016/0047-2727(85)90014-3

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Authors: Reeder, W. J.
Affiliations: Economic Research Service (US)
Corresponding author: Reeder, William J.
Venue: Journal of Public Economics
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 1985-04
Volume: 26
Issue: 3
Pages: 349-377
ISSN: 0047-2727 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/0047-2727(85)90014-3
OpenAlex: W2005489127
Cited by: 55
References: 22
Citations by year: 2025: 4 · 2022: 2 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 2
FWCI: 3.11
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Public Economics (publishedVersion)
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Housing Market and Economics
Social Sciences › Urban Studies › Urban and Rural Development Challenges
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
Keywords: housing subsidies, cash grants, allocative efficiency, distributional effects, program eligibility, household consumption, poverty

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