Browsing La Follette Working Papers by Author "Carlson, Deven"

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The Benefits and Costs of the Section 8 Housing Subsidy Program: A Framework and First-Year Estimates

Haveman, Robert; Carlson, Deven; Wolfe, Barbara; Kaplan, Thomas (2009-11)

The authors provide estimates of the social benefits and costs of the Section 8 housing subsidy program. Their analysis rests on a series of studies in which they estimate the effects of voucher receipt on a variety of ...
Long-Term Effects of Public Low-Income Housing Vouchers on Work, Earnings, and Neighborhood Quality

Carlson, Deven; Haveman, Robert; Kaplan, Thomas; Wolfe, Barbara (2008)

This analysis of the federal Section 8 housing voucher program finds that voucher recipients live in better neighborhoods within five years of receiving vouchers. The results also show that voucher receipt initially causes ...