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Criminal history and background checks: A look at how criminal records can affect access to jobs, housing, higher education

by Kristina Mastropasqua | July 25, 2016 December 3, 2020

2015 study in Criminology that looks at the evolution of the availability of criminal records and how having a criminal record affects a person’s ability to secure work, housing and higher education.

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Economics

Projecting costs for the most burdened renters

by Lauren Leatherby | December 16, 2015 December 3, 2020

In this 2015 study, researchers from Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies and Enterprise Community Partners Inc. analyzed the growing trend of severely cost-burdened renters.

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Economics, Race & Gender

Low-income housing tax credits: Impact on property values

by Rachael Stephens | November 23, 2015 December 3, 2020

A 2015 study published in Urban Studies looks at changes in housing prices before and after the introduction of LIHTC subsidized housing.