FAIR HOUSING STUDIES

REALEST 560

Gain foundational knowledge on the affordable housing development sector. Includes examination of the political and bureaucratic context and technical and analytical skills necessary to compete for and employ available financial tools to create and preserve affordable housing. Emphasis is placed on the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) and common challenges including local resistance.

EDPOL/HISTORY 143

Examine the historical relationships between metropolitan change, economic transformation, and the construction of race and how those processes have shaped mass incarceration, educational, housing, and income inequality, and the experiences of racial/ethnic minorities who have been marginalized or discriminated against. Key questions include: What is the historical nature of inequality and opportunity in metropolitan America? What policies and ideas have historically promoted inequality, and how have those policies and ideas shifted over time? How have marginalized people responded to inequality, and what impacts have various modes of resistance had? Lastly, what is "race," how has its meaning changed over time, and how has it historically shaped inequality and opportunity?

REALEST 875

Provides an overview of theoretical and empirical research on real estate and urban economics, with a focus on asset liquidity and place-based policies.

PUBAFFR 520

Explore the impact of public policies and programs on the distribution of income, wealth and opportunity in the United States. Examines inequalities across various social dimensions with a focus on disparities across racial and ethnic groups. Begin with an introduction to key concepts in the measurement of inequality and poverty and an overview of recent trends. Systematically examine how public policy shapes inequality across a range of topical areas including labor markets, education, taxation, health, housing and criminal justice.

REALEST 978

Explore cutting-edge research on urban economics and real estate being conducted across different universities. Invited speakers will describe current or past research, identify challenges involved in their work, and highlight research conceptualization, approaches, methods, and/or data analysis, to better understand how to execute a research project.