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Pipeline Grants
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

The Intersection of Housing and Criminal Activity

Awarded External Scholars
Emily Leslie
Brigham Young University
Brittany Street
University of Missouri
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Award Amount:
$30,000
Summary

In 2019, there were over 37 million housing-cost-burdened households in the United States, and the national discussion about the difficulty of finding affordable housing hinges, in part, on the idea that stable housing may be a prerequisite to stability and success in other domains in life. Economists Emily Leslie and Brittany Street will investigate the impact of access to public housing assistance on labor market and criminal justice outcomes as well as how these outcomes vary by racial group. They will analyze data from the Federal Statistical Research Data, administrative data on HUD enrollments, and the Criminal Justice Administrative Records System for their study.

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