For a three-sector Feder-Ram framework, we present time-series, cross-sectional estimates for two cohorts, consisting of Asian and Latin American countries. The estimates indicate that private investment, and defense and non-defense public spending are growth promoting for alternative error...

Abstract: This paper presents geo-spatial information concerning access to grocery stores in Dallas County, Texas. A map shows the spatial distribution of neighbourhoods classified according to the number of grocery stores within a one-mile radius. Neighbourhood-level data from the Texas Health...

Down payment or closing cost assistance is a commonly used and effective program in addressing the wealth constraints of underserved homebuyers. This paper estimates the impact of the city of Dallas Mortgage Assistance Program (MAP) on neighborhood home values. We define neighborhoods for each...

This paper examines the effect Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)projects have on neighboring sales prices of single-family homes in Dallas County. The results suggest LIHTC projects that went into place between 1986 and 2003 have a small, positive signifi cant effect on single-family home...

This paper examines the impact of a specific aspect of air quality - visibility, or the ability to clearly see distant objects - on housing values. Our analysis if based on a data set constructed by matching residential housing sales data from the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area for the period...

<bold>Problem, research strategy, and findings:</bold> There is a conflict between recent creative placemaking policies intended to promote positive neighborhood development through the arts and the fact that the arts have long been cited as contributing to gentrification and the displacement of lower-income...