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It is well accepted that criminal records impose collateral consequences on offenders. Generations of researchers have studied the obstacles offenders face when they apply for employment. More recently, researchers have also examined the effects of criminal records on access to public housing, student financial aid, welfare benefits, and voting rights. An axiom of these policies is that individ...

This paper estimates the effect of GSE elimination on the housing market. I solve a model for housing demand with borrowing constraints. GSE activity is modeled as an option for households to obtain low-interest mortgages that are smaller than the conforming limit. Households that benefit most from GSEs have either low life-time incomes or high wealth-to-income ratios. Elimination of GSE’s lead...

This research aims to explore in what extent young people can enhance their individual skills, knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors by taking part urban policymaking co-creation processes. The empirical study conducted within the UPLIFT project is based on two main theoretical influences: youth participation capability approach. author found that participants process Barakaldo who were encounter...

there is a consensus among housing experts and policy makers that there are not enough resources for government alone to address growing urban housing challenges in many developing countries. consequently, a paradigm shift from government provision to partnerships between the public and private sectors is advocated. this study examined the prospects and challenges of public-private partnerships...

p olicy makers in housing sector seeks to use instruments by which they can control volatility of housing price and prevent high disturbances of the bubble and price shocks, or at least, reduce them. in the portfolio and speculation theories, it is emphasized that speculative demand for housing is the main cause of shocks and price volatilities in the sector. the theory of housing price bubble ...

[naeini1]  housing is the third top factor in human life, after food and clothing in all communities. many variables are involved in determining housing prices and it is impossible to ignore housing feedback. one of the powerful tools to determine the impact of policies in this field is using system dynamics approach. according to this approach, the cause-and- effect diagram of factors affectin...

For almost a century, Swedes living in shared housing have resided ‘kollektivhus’, form of co-housing that support sharing reproductive work. However, during the past decade, new forms exclusive emerged on Swedish market. In contrast to international trends vulnerable singles being forced share housing, this example shows also financially privileged reside housing. Based survey companies and ca...