concentrated poverty 9 Flashcards
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What does CMTO stand for in Bergman et al. (2019)?
“Create Moves to Opportunity,” an experimental program providing intensive assistance to families newly receiving housing vouchers.
How did Bergman et al. randomize CMTO participants?
Families coming off the voucher waitlist were randomized to receive either standard voucher services or an enhanced package of customized search assistance, help with application fees and security deposits, and landlord‐engagement support.
What were the three key elements of the CMTO intervention?
- Customized Search Assistance: high-opportunity–area education, rental-application coaching, housing locator services.
- Increased Landlord Engagement: relationship building with landlords, expedited lease-up (inspections, paperwork), and a risk-mitigation insurance fund.
- Short-Term Financial Assistance: one-time grants (≈$1,100) for move-in expenses like application fees and security deposits.
What early results did the CMTO study report?
Intensive search assistance plus landlord engagement increased the share of voucher families leasing in high-opportunity neighborhoods by 40 percentage points.
What do the CMTO findings suggest about low-income families’ neighborhood preferences?
Most families do not strongly prefer remaining in high-poverty areas; rather, they face barriers (information, costs, landlord reluctance) that intensive support can overcome.
According to the final slide, what role can properly designed housing mobility programs play?
They can significantly improve children’s long-run economic outcomes when families in high-poverty neighborhoods move to lower-poverty areas.
What natural limits might constrain scaling up mobility interventions?
Administrative complexity, rising program costs, housing supply constraints, and persistent landlord or community barriers.
How do mobility programs affect adult voucher recipients?
They make adults happier and healthier, but generally do not boost their long-term economic fortunes.
