Scientific Definition
Region-average rent subsidies inadvertently fund consolidation of poverty into resource-poor cores.
Plain-English Definition
Region-average rent subsidies inadvertently fund consolidation of poverty into resource-poor cores.
Feynman Explanation
Help with rent. Lock in geography.
Core Principle
Region-average rent subsidies inadvertently fund consolidation of poverty into resource-poor cores.
Mechanisms
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Region-average rent subsidies inadvertently fund consolidation of poverty into resource-poor cores.
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Subsidy geometry shapes neighborhood outcomes.
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Inputs (Triggers)
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Outputs (Behaviors)
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Behavioral Signature
Help with rent. Lock in geography.
Examples
- Documented Section 8 voucher concentration patterns.
- Subsidy geometry shapes neighborhood outcomes.
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Famous Experiments
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Design Principles
- Small-area Fair Market Rents. Mobility programs.
Measurement Approaches
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Evidence
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The Perverse Incentive Lens™
How this behavior is exploited — and how to redesign around it.
- Small-area Fair Market Rents. Mobility programs.
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