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.
Ethnic Capitalists: How Race, Class, and Gender Shape Entrepreneurial Incorporation among Professional Latino/as
Ethnic and Racial Studies
Year: 2015
This paper examines how race, class, and gender intersect to shape professional Latinos’ entrepreneurial incorporation, as observed by the conditions that prompt professional Latinos to start a business, including access to capital and experiences with discrimination. In-depth interviews with professional … Continue reading
Evaluating the Academic and Behavioral Impact of School in the Park
Year: 2014
This brief summarizes estimates of the impact of School in the Park, a museum-based educational program for low-income students that takes place within the cultural institutions and museums of San Diego’s Balboa Park. The study evaluates the impact of participation … Continue reading
Evaluating the Academic and Behavioral Impact of School in the Park
Year: 2014
Arts enrichment programs that leverage existing community cultural institutions such as museums, zoos, and theaters have the potential to improve students’ educational experiences. This paper estimates the impact of School in the Park, a museum-based educational program for low-income students … Continue reading
Identifying high risk youth for secondary gang prevention
Journal of Crime & Justice
Year: 2014
Efforts to reduce gang violence by deterring youth from joining street gangs are of major interest in cities across the United States. Current thinking supports a comprehensive gang reduction approach that includes concurrent efforts that prevent joining, encourage leaving, and … Continue reading
Deliberation and Decision in Collaborative Forums: A Simulation of the Effects of Power Imbalance
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory
Year: 2014
The purpose of the present research is to contribute to the task of building theory pertinent to collaborative governance through the use of a novel research method—computer simulation using agent-based modeling (ABM). We explore the relationships between a number of … Continue reading