Landlords avoid tenants who pay with vouchers

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2017
Volume: 151
Issue: C
Pages: 48-52

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

This paper uses a correspondence experiment with fictional housing applicants to test how landlords respond to tenants paying with a subsidized voucher. Landlords respond positively to those wishing to pay by voucher only half as often as to those indicating no such desire. Within the set of apartments eligible for voucher rent limits, the voucher penalty increases with monthly rent. Landlord behavior places quantitatively important restrictions on the quantity and type of apartments available to voucher recipients.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:151:y:2017:i:c:p:48-52
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-29