Housing insecurity, an important determinant of mental health, worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US. The federal Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program sought to reduce housing insecurity among low-income renters. Using 2021--23 …
Future global warming will affect nearly every aspect of human society and daily life. Yet, little is known about disparities in exposure to future heatwaves across different social groups. This study provides a fine-grained, spatially explicit …
Multiscale geographically weighted regression (MGWR) extends geographically weighted regression (GWR) by allowing process heterogeneity to be modeled at different spatial scales. While MGWR improves parameter estimates compared to GWR, the …
In the face of a housing affordability crisis, many cities have adopted inclusionary zoning (IZ) policies to increase the supply of affordable housing. Yet, IZ remains a controversial local policy due to its varied and inconclusive effects on housing …
Using the Household Pulse Survey and American Community Survey, this study examines employment insecurity experienced across different racial/ethnic groups of the U.S. labor force under the pandemic disruptions. It highlights significant employment …
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented losses for small businesses in cities across the globe. Policymakers have relied on a wide range of measures to support firms and sustain business continuity. However, significant concerns have been …
Background In response to COVID-19, Southeast Asian (SEA) countries had imposed stringent lockdowns and restrictions to mitigate the pandemic ever since 2019. Because of a gradually boosting vaccination rate along with a strong demand for economic …
Abstract Research summary We examine the efficacy of the California Fair Chance Act (CFCA) policy---legislative stipulations regarding employers' hiring of individuals with criminal records---on practices and outcomes in two Southern California …