Moving to Opportunity studies
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
scientific research
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| gptkbp:conductedBy |
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development
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| gptkbp:endDate |
1998
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| gptkbp:focus |
poverty
neighborhood effects housing mobility |
| gptkbp:fundedBy |
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development
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| gptkbp:goal |
study effects of moving to low-poverty neighborhoods
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Moving to Opportunity studies
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| gptkbp:impact |
urban policy research
neighborhood effects literature policy debate on housing mobility |
| gptkbp:intervention |
housing vouchers
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| 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
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| gptkbp:publishedIn |
gptkb:science
gptkb:Quarterly_Journal_of_Economics |
| gptkbp:randomization |
families assigned to three groups
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| 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
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| gptkbp:size |
4,600 families
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| gptkbp:startDate |
1994
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Equality_of_Opportunity_Project
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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