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MTO: A residential relocation demonstration program in the United States

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Ladd, HF; Ludwig, J
Published in: Journal of Housing and the Built Environment
January 1, 1999

This article provides an overview of an experimental residential relocation program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development known as Moving to Opportunity (MTO), currently in operation in five U.S. cities: Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York. Because families are randomly assigned to three groups, each of which receives a different bundle of housing services, MTO provides a unique opportunity to learn more about the effects of concentrated urban poverty on the outcomes of families. Yet residential relocation can be an effective anti-poverty strategy only if families successfully relocate and if their new neighborhoods translate into improved labor-market, educational, or other outcomes. We illustrate the potential as well as the limits of residential relocation policies by focusing on the relationship between the housing market and educational opportunities in the Baltimore demonstration site.

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Journal of Housing and the Built Environment

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1566-4910

Publication Date

January 1, 1999

Volume

14

Issue

1

Start / End Page

61 / 79

Related Subject Headings

  • Urban & Regional Planning
  • 1205 Urban and Regional Planning
 

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Ladd, H. F., & Ludwig, J. (1999). MTO: A residential relocation demonstration program in the United States. Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 14(1), 61–79. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02496541
Ladd, H. F., and J. Ludwig. “MTO: A residential relocation demonstration program in the United States.” Journal of Housing and the Built Environment 14, no. 1 (January 1, 1999): 61–79. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02496541.
Ladd HF, Ludwig J. MTO: A residential relocation demonstration program in the United States. Journal of Housing and the Built Environment. 1999 Jan 1;14(1):61–79.
Ladd, H. F., and J. Ludwig. “MTO: A residential relocation demonstration program in the United States.” Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, vol. 14, no. 1, Jan. 1999, pp. 61–79. Scopus, doi:10.1007/bf02496541.
Ladd HF, Ludwig J. MTO: A residential relocation demonstration program in the United States. Journal of Housing and the Built Environment. 1999 Jan 1;14(1):61–79.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of Housing and the Built Environment

DOI

ISSN

1566-4910

Publication Date

January 1, 1999

Volume

14

Issue

1

Start / End Page

61 / 79

Related Subject Headings

  • Urban & Regional Planning
  • 1205 Urban and Regional Planning