"Living Here has Changed My Whole Perspective": How Escaping Inner-City Poverty Shapes Neighborhood and Housing Choice

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 350-384

  Darrah, Jennifer ^a   Deluca, Stefanie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84897664893     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: 15206688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.21758     Document Type: Article

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