Homeownership may form a foundation from which low-income and minority households realize other opportunities. Because homeownership is associated with positive outcomes for the average homeowner, it is thought that low- and moderate-income households will receive similar benefits. Yet neither researchers nor policymakers knows much about how homeownership affects low- and moderate-income households. (More)

Traditionally, economists have relied on econometric models to estimate housing demand. Most of these studies focus on calculating income and price elasticities to relate changes in household income and dwelling prices to changes in the demand for housing. This dissertation research introduces an alternative approach to assessing the dynamics of a regional housing market, in particular, and its impacts on a statewide economy, in general, using the example of New York State. (More)

The purpose of this study is to explore the interaction between the contextual environment and organizational characteristics that influence access to human services by ethnic minorities living in low-income urban areas. Informed by community and organizational theories, this study uses cross-sectional data from the Los Angeles Nonprofit Human Services Survey conducted by the School of Public Policy and Social Research at the University of California Los Angeles (Hasenfeld, Mosley, Katz, and Anheier, 2002) to answer the following research questions: What are the contextual and organizational factors associated with the percentage of ethnic minority clients served? (More)