Problem, research strategy, and findings: Sherry Arnstein's classic "A Ladder of Citizen Participation" still shapes our understanding citizen participation within beyond planning. However, control offers communities only partial authority. Rather, community does not fundamentally alter the political economic power differences between stakeholders that limit influence over outcomes. In response, we describe a co-production model for inclusive to help confront relationships their influential...

Teen out-of-wedlock mothers have lower education and earnings than do peers who children later. This study uses the National Educational Longitudinal Survey of 1988 to examine extent which apparent effects teen childbearing are due preexisting disadvantages young women their families. We use a novel method that matches similar in junior high school (that is, prior pregnancy). find fertility reduces substantially, although far less cross-sectional comparisons means suggest. further this...

Growing up in a family that lacks biological father is correlated with number of poor outcomes for youths. This study uses the National Educational Longitudinal Survey 1988 (NELS) to examine extent which apparent effects divorce or remarriage are not causal, but due pre-existing problems advantages youth. We find correlations between structure and youth causal: neither nor appear be related characteristics family. Finally, unlike some previous research, we do gender differences presence stepfather.

This article investigates the determinants of Latino immigrants’ travel mode choices (auto alone, carpool, transit, and other modes) from six different immigrant gateways: Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Seattle, Washington, D.C. Particular emphasis is placed on role living in ethnically concentrated locations working employment sectors shaping their choices. The results indicate that areas with higher ethnic concentrations increases both likelihood carpooling taking public transit....

The appropriate age for students to begin school is an issue of debate educators, administrators, and parents. Parents worry that young children may not be able compete with older classmates; schools will meet rigorous academic standards associated accountability. Past literature inconclusive as the overall effect at entry. Some research suggests younger have lower average achievement in early elementary school, while others find summer birthdates, who are assumed entry, gain more education...

Two significant trends have occurred in urban areas across the US during recent decades: immigration and decentralisation of employment. While each trend has been investigated by research, magnitude spatial disparity between immigrant settlement patterns employment location its change over time received much less attention. Using a sample 60 largest metropolitan areas, this study uses mismatch index regression methods to address question period 1980–2000. Results indicate that immigrants are...

ABSTRACT With students increasingly struggling to afford basic needs, emergency aid (EA) programs seek prevent crises from derailing college students' educational trajectories. To do so, they provide small grants help overcome short‐term financial hardships and improve longer‐term academic success. However, EA often face trade‐offs between streamlining application processes targeting limited resources the highest‐need students. Drawing on theoretical framing of administrative burden, we...

This paper examines whether and how housing market dynamics shape landlords’ profit-seeking behaviours, focusing on harassment property neglect. Leveraging household survey data, we assess differences between contract rents, rent control gentrification influence landlord behaviour. Findings reveal that one-quarter of respondents reported inadequate maintenance from landlords within the past two years, more than one-fifth at least one form harassment. However, incidence these issues varied...

Abstract Background and Objectives Just as the U.S. population is aging racially diversifying, housing prices are spiking. These conditions could spur a homelessness crisis among older adults of color. Although researchers have examined racial stratification age-based differences in risk, separately, few studies probe whether age race interact to render color more vulnerable repeated episodes than younger White adults. Fewer still considered why “Housing First” interventions (e.g., rapid...

Recently, research has begun to investigate the reasons for differences in homeownership rates between Asians and Whites. This paper extends this by examining heterogeneity that exists across Asian groups US. We find there are important geographical area, time importance of various factors influence likelihood owning a home. After controlling household mobility other socioeconomic characteristics, we most have home-ownership similar those Whites, but Chinese households 20 percentage points...

Abstract Kindergarten policy varies widely both across and within states. Over the past decade, a number of states have instituted full‐day kindergarten requirement others are considering it as way to increase educational achievement. Many parents also support source child care. This paper uses Early Child Longitudinal Study–Kindergarten Class 1998–1999 evaluate efficacy this policy. In ordinary least squares, probit, county fixed effects, instrumental variables models, we find that there...

The recent trend of immigrants arriving in mid-size metropolitan areas has received growing attention the literature. This study examines success housing markets a sample 60 using Census microdata both 2000 and 2005. results suggest that are less successful achieving homeownership more likely to live overcrowded conditions than native-born whites non-Hispanic origin. immigrant effect on differs by geography group. Finally, we find evidence networks increase likelihood becoming homeowner.

Research has documented that immigrants have moved in large numbers to almost every metropolitan area and select rural areas the US. In midst of these demographic shifts, country experienced a profound recession. To date, there been little research on impact recession across Using 2006 2009 American Community Survey microdata, paper assesses how recent economic crisis affected Latino Asian with respect two housing outcomes (homeownership headship) over important time points cycle. Immigrants...

Chinese homeownership rates in the Los Angeles Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area adjusted by socioeconomic and housing market characteristics are, on average, 18 percentage points higher than those of native white households. This finding runs contrary to most immigration literature, which suggests that immigrants usually lag behind host society measures economic well‐being. study focuses two additional factors, studies choice ignore, may play a role helping households achieve high...