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Galster, Tatianand Smith 19991991-1995BaltimoreCounty, MDVouchersPendall 2000 1998 Nationwide VouchersGuhathakurtaand Mushkatel 2002Kingsley,Johnson andPettit 20031980-1994 Phoenix, AZ Vouchers1993-200031 MSA'swhere HOPEVI projectswere locatedVouchersVOUCHERSProperty valuessurroundingsubsidizedhousing atvarious distancesPercent <strong>of</strong>vouchers indistressed censustractsChange inhousing qualityover 14 yearperiod at variousdistance ringsfrom subsidizedhousing<strong>Poverty</strong> and raceat the census tractlevelRegression analysis <strong>of</strong> changesin property values <strong>of</strong> housessurrounding MTO and regularSection 8 movers locations priorto move and after move atvarious distances. Policyanalysis <strong>of</strong> negative communityreaction to MTO using focusgroups <strong>of</strong> homeowners at foursites.Comparison <strong>of</strong> the location <strong>of</strong>vouchers with the location <strong>of</strong>rentals and low-income renterhouseholds. Regressions used topredict the location in distressedareas.Used <strong>Housing</strong> ConditionEvaluation surveys conducted in1980 and 1994 to calculate thechange in housing quality within.25 and .5 miles <strong>of</strong> subsidizedhousing. Regression analysiscontrols for neighborhoodchange and householdcharacteristics <strong>of</strong> subsidizedhousing.Descriptive statistics on thespatial pattern <strong>of</strong> vouchers.Measures geographic clustering<strong>of</strong> poverty and race using theIndex <strong>of</strong> Dissimilarity.Measures the change in tractpoverty over time due tohousehold moves.Negative spillover effects found when therewere clusters <strong>of</strong> Section 8 in small,vulnerable neighborhoods. Policyrecommendation to encourage or requirespatial deconcentration, possibly throughpayment <strong>of</strong> exception rents (exceed FMR)in non-impacted areas.<strong>The</strong> location <strong>of</strong> rentals is significant inpredicting where the poor will live ingeneral, but there does not appear to beadditional concentration effects due to thestatus <strong>of</strong> having a housing subsidy.Small negative spillover effect at .5 milesfrom subsidized housing. However, therewas a positive spillover if households wasfemale holding other factors constant.<strong>The</strong> scale <strong>of</strong> vouchers for relocation is smallenough not to impact the location pattern <strong>of</strong>the overall voucher program. Clusteringwas not the predominant pattern but wassignificant in a few neighborhoods in mostcities.195

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