Programs such as HUD's Moving to Opportunity are examples of an increased emphasis on use of Section 8 certificates and vouchers for acquisition of market-rate subsidized housing in place of traditional public housing. Research on the social impacts of family relocation from public housing in...

A popular scheme for providing affordable housing involves the use of rental vouchers given directly to families who choose their own market rate rental units. In this paper we present a methodology for calculating localized economic benefits and costs to various groups affected by a...