Rethinking Cities: Toward Shared Prosperity
The great transition from farm to city is filled with economic, social, and political promise. Cities are the product of a triad of forces.
Research
Housing and the Financial Crisis
Conventional wisdom held that housing prices couldn’t fall.
Urban Public Finance
Where Americans Live: A Geographic and Environmental Tally
The United States is a suburban nation. Though sizable populations live in urban areas, the trend over the last several decades in the U.S. has been toward increasing suburbanization.
Clusters of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
This paper reviews recent academic work on the spatial concentration of entrepreneurship and innovation in the United States.
After Boston: The Banality of Shock and Sentiment
Whatever happened to quiet bravery and dignity?
Theories of Change (THINC): Concepts and Primers for Conflict Management and Mitigation
Big-Project Binge Fueled Motor City’s Meltdown
When I hear free-spending national leaders call for more infrastructure investment, I think of Detroit’s absurd People Mover monorail gliding above empty streets. That’s unfair, I know.
A Nation of Gamblers: Real Estate Speculation and American History
The great housing convulsion that buffeted America between 2000 and 2010 has historical precedents, from the frontier land boom of the 1790s to the skyscraper craze of the 1920s.
Poverty, Politics, and a 'Circle of Promise': Holistic Education Policy in Boston and the Challenge of Institutional Entrenchment
Cash-strapped municipalities throughout the United States are increasingly proposing innovative education policies linking school-based reforms with neighborhood-level interventions.
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