Moving to Opportunity studies

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Moving_to_Opportunity_studies

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:scientific_research
gptkbp:conductedBy	gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development
gptkbp:endDate	1998
gptkbp:focus	poverty neighborhood effects housing mobility
gptkbp:fundedBy	gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development
gptkbp:goal	study effects of moving to low-poverty neighborhoods
gptkbp:impact	urban policy research neighborhood effects literature policy debate on housing mobility
gptkbp:intervention	housing vouchers
gptkbp:key	no significant effect on employment improved safety improved mental health for adults improved outcomes for young children improved physical health for women mixed results for economic outcomes no significant effect on adult earnings reduced obesity and diabetes risk for women
gptkbp:location	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:majorCity	gptkb:Baltimore gptkb:Boston gptkb:Chicago gptkb:Los_Angeles gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:method	gptkb:clinical_trial
gptkbp:notableContributor	gptkb:Jeffrey_R._Kling gptkb:Jens_Ludwig gptkb:Lawrence_F._Katz
gptkbp:outcomeMeasured	gptkb:crime education health economic self-sufficiency
gptkbp:participants	low-income families
gptkbp:publishedIn	gptkb:science gptkb:Quarterly_Journal_of_Economics
gptkbp:randomization	families assigned to three groups
gptkbp:relatedGroup	experimental group (voucher to move to low-poverty area) Section 8 group (voucher, no location restriction) control group (no voucher)
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Gautreaux_Project
gptkbp:size	4,600 families
gptkbp:startDate	1994
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Equality_of_Opportunity_Project
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Moving to Opportunity studies