States with quality affordable housing. The city’shousing problems are frequently the subject of intense debate.It is … sometimes said that housing problems in New York Cityare exceptional and cannot be compared with those of othercities. In this … paper, we provide this comparative perspectivethrough an examination of certain housing indicators for NewYork City, the …

[...]In this paper, after first surveying housing costs in theUnited States, we examine why the expensive places have … suchhigh housing costs. High-cost places generally have either veryattractive local amenities (great weather or good schools … equilibrium. Instead, we focus on therole of housing supply. What is it that creates places where thecost of housing is so much …

thedynamics of the low-income housing stock. We find that,consistent with theoretical models of housing, restrictions onthe supply … targeted toward new, higher income owner-occupiedsuburban housing can have unintended negative consequencesfor lower income …

[...]This paper reexamines the debate over the appropriate formof housing assistance. First, we briefly summarize and … evaluate arguments in favor of demand-oriented housing subsidies(such as Section 8 vouchers) and supply …

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s(HUD) Moving to Opportunity for Fair HousingDemonstration, or MTO … significantly affect the life chances of lowincomepublic housing residents. This paper provides the firstsystematic overview of the … explores the MTO’s relevance to socialscience research concerning housing and neighborhood effects. We begin with the social …

. Next,we describe the housing provided under each program and ourmethodology for estimating costs. We then present our …