This paper examines affordable housing politics and policy in Minneapolis over the past two decades. Overall, local government has been responsive to local public opinion on this issue. But this resposniveness has not enabled the city to successfully meet the demand for affordable housing for...

Low-income families in the United States tend to live in neighborhoods that offer limited opportunities for upward income mobility. One potential explanation for this pattern is that families prefer such neighborhoods for other reasons, such as affordability or proximity to family and jobs. An...