Publications [#266855] of Helen F. Ladd

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Journal Articles

  1. Ladd, HF; Ludwig, J. "MTO: A residential relocation demonstration program in the United States." Journal of Housing and the Built Environment 14.1 (January, 1999): 61-79. [doi]
    (last updated on 2024/07/26)

    Abstract:
    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.

Helen F. Ladd