Moving to Opportunity Experiment (MTO)

Introduction

Pays for Itself

Net Cost

-$9.2K Net Cost
25.8K Upper Margin -42.9K Lower Margin

Willingness to Pay

$69.6K WTP
196.2K Upper Margin -58.5K Lower Margin

MVPF Summary

MVPF
-2.8 Lower Margin

References

Policy Features

Category
In Kind Transfers
Sub-Category
Housing
Beneficiary Type(s)
Adults, Children and Youth, Parents, People receiving housing assistance
Average Age
10
Average Income
16331
Country of Implementation
United States
Year of Implementation
1996
Empirical Method
RCT
Research Type
Secondary
Peer Reviewed
Yes