Does city-subsidized owner-occupied housing improve school quality? Evidence from New York City

Journal of the American Planning Association

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 127-141

  Chellman, Colin C ^a   Ellen, Ingrid Gould ^b   McCabe, Brian J ^c   Schwartz, Amy Ellen ^b   Stiefel, Leanna ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

education; homeownership; subsidized housing

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT CONTROL; NEIGHBORHOOD; POLICY STRATEGY; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN HOUSING; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY;

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

EID: 79957624578     PISSN: 01944363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01944363.2011.567894     Document Type: Article

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