Increasing rent prices have left many families struggling to make ends meet, fearing homelessness or displacement.
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The USC Price Center for Social Innovation brings an interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral approach to social innovation research. Through relevant, rigorous research, Price Center faculty explore a variety of topics that seek to inform and advance new models of equity and opportunity for low-income children and families.
Do Tax Incentives Affect Charitable Contributions? Evidence from Public Charities’ Reported Revenues
Journal of Public Economics
Year: 2016
This paper estimates the effect of the charitable contribution tax deduction on charities’ donation revenue from charities’ tax filings. A one percent increase in the tax cost of giving causes charitable receipts to fall by about four percent, an effect … Continue reading
Walking to School: The Experiences of Children in City Heights
Year: 2016
Walking is a healthy activity that should be encouraged in children, but when it comes to traveling to school in inner-city neighborhoods, how do kid’s safety concerns differ from those of their parents? The answers reveal that efforts to facilitate … Continue reading
Policy Brief: Walking to School: The Experiences of Children in City Heights
Year: 2016
Policy Brief: Walking is a healthy activity that should be encouraged in children, but when it comes to traveling to school in inner-city neighborhoods, how do kid’s safety concerns differ from those of their parents? This policy brief summarizes a … Continue reading
Ownership of a bank account and health of older Hispanics
Economic Letters
Year: 2016
We study health effects of financial inclusion, particularly ownership of a bank account of older minorities, with focus on Hispanics. Using data from the Health and Retirement Study from 2000 to 2012, we find that, for Hispanics, being banked has … Continue reading
Food Insecurity and Food Resource Utilization in an Urban Immigrant Community
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Year: 2015
Risk and prevalence of food insecurity and use of food security resources are important but incompletely understood factors in immigrant health. Key informant interviews and a survey (N = 809) of housing units were conducted in a San Diego, California neighborhood with … Continue reading