Child characteristics and successful use of housing vouchers: Estimates from the moving to opportunity demonstration

Housing Policy Debate

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 727-754

  Snell, Emily K ^a   Duncan, Greg J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Low income housing; Mobility; Poverty

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248205137     PISSN: 10511482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2006.9521588     Document Type: Article

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