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What To Do About Slums?

Abdul Baasit Abdul Aziz • June 11, 2012

W12-3: Slum development models and strategies tend to assume a needs-based outlook, focusing on what specific slums lack. In this paper, the author argues instead for an…
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Subprime Lending and the Community Reinvestment Act

Kevin Park • November 1, 2008

There are many causes to the collapse of the housing market and the recent financial turmoil, but the contribution of the CRA appears marginal. While banks did engage in…
Working Papers

Good Home Improvers Make Good Neighbors

Kevin Park • April 1, 2008

W08-2: Research on the determinants of home improvement activity generally ignores the neighborhood context in which homeowners live. However the condition and trends of…