Social programs and household size: Evidence from New York city

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 387-409

  Ellen, Ingrid Gould ^a   O'Flaherty, Brendan ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Household size; Housing subsidies; Income subsidies; NewYork; Social programs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; HOUSING PROVISION; POLICY MAKING; SOCIAL POLICY;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547914100     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: 15737829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11113-007-9036-7     Document Type: Article

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