Military Family Housing Compared to Private Housing: A Benefit-Cost Model.

Abstract

This paper provides a method for determining whether the current Department of Defense (DOD) military family housing program is economic according to the criterion that social benefits exceed social costs. A benefit-cost model is presented which extends the models developed by previous researchers in the field of public housing. This model tests the hypothesis that indeed the DOD does have an economic justification for providing military rental housing according to the criterion stated above. The test was based on data obtained for Travis, Ellsworth, MacDill, and Tinker Air Force bases. The paper concludes with a presentation of empirical results and a brief discussion of the possibilities for further research. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA123536

Entities

People

  • Franklin L. Gertcher

Organizations

  • United States Air Force Academy

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Cost Models
  • Costs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economics
  • Equations
  • Families (Human)
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Military Families
  • Model Tests
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Surveys
  • United States
  • United States Air Force Academy
  • Urban Areas

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