Long-term earnings and employment effects of housing voucher receipt

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Journal: Journal of Urban Economics
Year: 2012
Volume: 71
Issue: 1
Pages: 128-150

Authors (4)

Carlson, Deven (not in RePEc) Haveman, Robert Kaplan, Tom (not in RePEc) Wolfe, Barbara (University of Wisconsin-Madiso...)

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

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

Abstract

Using a propensity score matching approach coupled with difference-in-differences regression analysis, we estimate the effect of housing voucher receipt on the employment and earnings of a large longitudinal sample of low-income families for 6years following voucher receipt. Our results indicate that voucher receipt has little effect on employment, but a negative effect on earnings. The negative earnings effect is largest in the years immediately following initial receipt, and fades out over time. In addition, we find that the pattern of recipient earnings responses to voucher receipt differs substantially across demographic subgroups. Several robustness tests are run to support the reliability of our findings. We discuss the implications of our findings for research and policy.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:juecon:v:71:y:2012:i:1:p:128-150
Journal Field
Urban
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-25