Housing Demand and Department of Defense Policy on Housing Allowances
ResearchPublished 1990
As part of the compensation package that it offers members of the armed forces, the Department of Defense (DOD) provides several housing allowances designed to help members pay certain costs of housing services. This report examines recent trends in the U.S. housing market and relates them to DOD policy. It then reviews the recent professional economics literature on housing demand, particularly the empirical literature, and relates findings from this literature to DOD policy. Finally, the report offers concrete proposals on how to simplify current DOD policy and make it more efficient without compromising any of its basic goals.
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- Copyright: RAND Corporation
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- Year: 1990
- Pages: 115
- Document Number: R-3865-FMP
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Camm, Frank and Amy Praskac, Housing Demand and Department of Defense Policy on Housing Allowances, RAND Corporation, R-3865-FMP, 1990. As of August 25, 2026: https://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3865.html
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Camm, Frank and Amy Praskac, Housing Demand and Department of Defense Policy on Housing Allowances. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1990. https://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3865.html.
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