This dissertation examines neighborhood-level factors that influence disparities in neighborhood-level homeownership rates and mortgage denial rates in Latino neighborhoods in Los Angeles County. It also examines how present-day Latino neighborhoods have been impacted by histori…
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Background: The practice of redlining involved the US government categorizing certain communities, often those inhabited by people of color, as too risky for private investment. Because of the resulting disinvestment, many of those neighborhoods deteriorated throughout the latte…
This dissertation is motivated by a desire to better understand the causes and consequences of geographic inequality in the US today. Using the models and methods from urban, real estate, and public economics, I study how housing, land use, and place-based policies interact to m…
The American government and its policies have a long history of racism. In particular, the historic policy of redlining is one legislation explicitly responsible for America's modern-day urban disparities. This study attempts to estimate the effect of redlining on urban disparit…
This dissertation explores the relationship between public policy, demographic change, and politics. It is split between three papers, each exploring a different question on these topics. The first paper examines the impact that electoral systems have on minority representation …