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Edgar O. Olsen
Researcher at University of Virginia
Publications - 51
Citations - 2224
Edgar O. Olsen is an academic researcher from University of Virginia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Public housing & Voucher. The author has an hindex of 22, co-authored 49 publications receiving 2030 citations. Previous affiliations of Edgar O. Olsen include Illinois Institute of Technology & RAND Corporation.
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The Effects of Different
TL;DR: This article used administrative data on nonelderly, nondisabled households that received U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development rental assistance between 1995 and 2002 combined with data from other sources to estimate the effect of low-income housing programs on these households' labor earnings and employment.
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An Econometric Analysis of Rent Control
TL;DR: In this article, it is estimated that occupants of controlled housing consumed 4.4 percent less housing service and 9.9 percent more nonhousing goods than they would have consumed in the absence of rent control.
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Housing Programs for Low-Income Households
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors consider the justifications that have been offered for housing subsidies to low-income households and the implications of these justifications for the evaluation and design of housing programs, describe the most important features of the largest rental housing programs for low income households in the United States, summarize the empirical evidence on the major effects of these programs and analyze the major options for reform of the system of housing subsidies.
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The benefits and costs of public housing in New York City
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a comprehensive study of the benefits and costs of public housing subsidies to low-income families in the United States, and provide the first estimates of the extent to which the program provides its participants with greater effective incomes than the poorest ineligible families.