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1. Huang, Xi. Immigration, regional resilience, and local economic development policy.

Degree: PhD, Public Policy, 2017, Georgia Tech

► The rapid growth of immigrants across a wide range of U.S. metropolitan areas has brought increasing attention to immigration and its impacts on regional development.… (more)

▼ The rapid growth of immigrants across a wide range of U.S. metropolitan areas has brought increasing attention to immigration and its impacts on regional development. Recent economic recessions have also stimulated a renewed interest in sustainable development among urban planners and scholars. This dissertation examines the role of immigrants in regional economic resilience and the effects of the rising wave of local immigrant integration policies. Drawing on data from various sources, including the U.S. Decennial Census, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Building Resilient Regions (BRR) database, this dissertation explores three independent but interconnected themes. The first theme focuses on resilience capacity and examines how immigrants have helped U.S. regions build resilience capacity over the period 1980-2010. With a fixed effects approach, this investigation finds that immigrants contribute to the development of the economic capacity, socio-demographic capacity, and community connectivity capacity of regional systems, though some of the effects are small. The second theme considers regional economic resilience in the face of the recent Great Recession. Its focus is on how regions respond to and recover from the recession, different from the resilience capacity perspective that emphasizes preparedness for disturbances. To address the potential endogeneity of immigrants’ residential choice, this analysis employs an instrumental variable approach to isolate the portion of immigration exogenous to the local economic conditions. It finds that high levels of immigration lead to regional resilience during and after the recession in both employment and per capita income growth. This positive relationship is independent of other regional capacities identified in previous studies, suggesting that the resilience literature should broaden its scope and consider local immigration as a critical contributor to resilience building. Focusing on the Global Detroit initiative as a case study, the third theme investigates whether the latest local immigrant policies have achieved their intended goals. Global Detroit is one of the earliest regional immigrant integration efforts in the country, therefore providing a long enough post-treatment period for evaluation. This analysis constructs a synthetic control group almost identical to Detroit and finds mixed evidence of the program effects on local immigration level, immigrant employment, and immigrant entrepreneurship. While the Global Detroit initiative has increased immigrants’ shares in the local population and workforce, it has not increased their upward mobility as indicated by the average wage earning and self-employment rate. These findings underscore the potential of immigrant integration programs in attracting and retaining immigrants as well as the need for program improvement to address broader labor market dynamics and developmental issues. Advisors/Committee Members: Liu, Cathy Y. (advisor), Margaret%22%29&pagesize-30">Esnard, Ann-Margaret (committee member), Patrick, Carlianne E. (committee member), Rogers, Juan (committee member), Rubenstein, Ross (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: Immigration, Regional Development; Regional development

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APA (6^th Edition):

Huang, X. (2017). Immigration, regional resilience, and local economic development policy. (Doctoral Dissertation). Georgia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1853/59231

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Huang, Xi. “Immigration, regional resilience, and local economic development policy.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia Tech. Accessed March 07, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/59231.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Huang, Xi. “Immigration, regional resilience, and local economic development policy.” 2017. Web. 07 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Huang X. Immigration, regional resilience, and local economic development policy. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 07]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/59231.

Council of Science Editors:

Huang X. Immigration, regional resilience, and local economic development policy. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/59231

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2. Van Holm, Eric Joseph. Minor league metropolis: Urban redevelopment surrounding minor league baseball stadiums.

Degree: PhD, Public Policy, 2017, Georgia Tech

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/59805

► Special Activity Generators have been a redevelopment tool utilized by governments in order to revitalize lethargic downtowns. For small and mid-sized cities, minor league baseball… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Sports stadiums; Urban redevelopment; Special activity generator

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Van Holm, E. J. (2017). Minor league metropolis: Urban redevelopment surrounding minor league baseball stadiums. (Doctoral Dissertation). Georgia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1853/59805

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Van Holm, Eric Joseph. “Minor league metropolis: Urban redevelopment surrounding minor league baseball stadiums.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia Tech. Accessed March 07, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/59805.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Van Holm, Eric Joseph. “Minor league metropolis: Urban redevelopment surrounding minor league baseball stadiums.” 2017. Web. 07 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Van Holm EJ. Minor league metropolis: Urban redevelopment surrounding minor league baseball stadiums. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 07]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/59805.

Council of Science Editors:

Van Holm EJ. Minor league metropolis: Urban redevelopment surrounding minor league baseball stadiums. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/59805

3. Wyczalkowski, Christopher Kajetan. Evaluation of the effect of rail intra-urban transit stations on neighborhood change.

Degree: PhD, Public Policy, 2017, Georgia Tech

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/60144

► Development of heavy rail intra-urban public transportation systems is an economically expensive policy tool for State and Local Governments that is often justified with the… (more)

▼ Development of heavy rail intra-urban public transportation systems is an economically expensive policy tool for State and Local Governments that is often justified with the promise of economic development and neighborhood revitalization around station areas. However, the literature on the effects of rail intra-urban transit stations on neighborhoods is relatively thin, particularly on the socioeconomic effects. This quasi-experimental study evaluated the effect of heavy rail intra-urban transit stations on surrounding neighborhoods, using Atlanta, Georgia and its transit authority, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), as a case study. Atlanta is an expansive American city, with a large public transportation system, but low population density and no large-scale policies promoting growth around MARTA rail stations. The study period, 1970 to 2014, covers the entire period of MARTA’s existence – stations opened between 1979 and 2000. Neighborhood change was operationalized with a neighborhood change index (NCI), built on the Neighborhood Life-Cycle framework, with an adaptation that incorporates both the filtering (negative NCI) and gentrification (positive NCI) models of neighborhood change. The study differentiates between an initial effect of new MARTA rail stations, and a long-term effect. Control groups were formed using one and three mile buffers, as well as a matching strategy. Difference-in-difference (DID) models find very little evidence of a positive relationship of NCI with the opening of new MARTA rail stations. The economic recovery that began in 2010 is of special interest for housing research. To address this time-period this study utilized two models, with mixed results. The DID model suggested a negative effect of stations on the NCI. To control for selection bias in the 2010 to 2014 economic time-period, this study utilized propensity score matching to balance the treatment and control group on observed characteristics. A time and tract fixed effects model using the matched treatment and control groups found a significant positive effect of stations on neighborhood change. To test the long-term effect, a time and tract fixed effects model (1970-2014) with the NCI as the dependent variable found a positive NCI effect of MARTA stations on neighborhoods. Therefore, overall, positive neighborhood change (on the NCI scale) can be attributed to MARTA transit stations. Since 2002 MARTA ridership has slightly declined; therefore, the study concludes that given stagnant ridership, lack of supporting policy, and the finding of a positive relationship between MARTA transit stations and gentrification, the stations are a positive amenity, and are a significant contributor to neighborhood change. However, neighborhoods are heterogeneous on many dimensions, and the effect of rail intra-urban transit stations on neighborhoods may depend on the tract’s location, service characteristics, accessibility, and many other unobserved characteristics. Future research will supplement this methodology with… Advisors/Committee Members: Margaret%22%29&pagesize-30">Esnard, Ann-Margaret (advisor), Hacker, Joseph F. (committee member), Immergluck, Daniel (committee member), Mangum, Kyle (committee member), Thomas, John C. (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: Neighborhood change; Public transportation; Filtering; Gentrification; Neighborhood life-cycle

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APA (6^th Edition):

Wyczalkowski, C. K. (2017). Evaluation of the effect of rail intra-urban transit stations on neighborhood change. (Doctoral Dissertation). Georgia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1853/60144

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Wyczalkowski, Christopher Kajetan. “Evaluation of the effect of rail intra-urban transit stations on neighborhood change.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia Tech. Accessed March 07, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/60144.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Wyczalkowski, Christopher Kajetan. “Evaluation of the effect of rail intra-urban transit stations on neighborhood change.” 2017. Web. 07 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Wyczalkowski CK. Evaluation of the effect of rail intra-urban transit stations on neighborhood change. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 07]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/60144.

Council of Science Editors:

Wyczalkowski CK. Evaluation of the effect of rail intra-urban transit stations on neighborhood change. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/60144

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4. Henderson, Michael Joseph. The locational patterns and socioeconomic effects of the new markets tax credit and low income housing tax credit in distressed metropolitan census tracts.

Degree: PhD, Public Policy, 2018, Georgia Tech

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/59851

► This dissertation investigates the role of two federal place-based programs, the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) and Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), as tools… (more)

▼ This dissertation investigates the role of two federal place-based programs, the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) and Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), as tools for revitalizing distressed communities. The first empirical chapter organizes low-income, high-poverty metropolitan census tracts into a typology based on their demographic, class status, built environment, and location characteristics in 2000. Principal components analysis uncovered three prominent neighborhood dimensions: class status, urbanization, and black socioeconomic isolation. These dimensions were entered into a cluster analysis, which identified ten distinct types of poor metropolitan neighborhoods. NMTC investment, LIHTC investment, and socioeconomic ascent were highly correlated across neighborhood types. This finding supports an assumption made in previous studies that developers, who play an important role in determining where subsidized projects are located, are motivated to seek out areas primed to undergo socioeconomic ascent. The neighborhood dimension describing the degree of urbanization was only baseline variable consistently related to both sources of place-based investment and future socioeconomic ascent, suggesting that developer preferences are informed by observable urbanization-related factors. These findings were then applied to the development of a model for estimating the effects of place-based investment on a neighborhood’s socioeconomic trajectory. I use a variation of propensity score matching allowing for multiple treatment conditions to compare 2000 to 2010 changes in income, poverty, unemployment, and home values between census tracts that received different combinations of investment through (a) both NMTC and LIHTC, (b) NMTC alone, (c) LIHTC alone, and (d) neither program. Findings revealed that the addition of NMTC had a positive impact on socioeconomic trajectories, while adding LIHTC-subsidized housing into a census tract could have a positive, negligible, or negative impact, depending on the comparison condition. Overall, this dissertation contributes to a better understanding of why certain types of poor places may be more likely to benefit from these types of market-driven place-based initiatives than others, and introduces a more integrated and nuanced approach for evaluating programs that operate within shared geographic space to address different facets of neighborhood poverty. Advisors/Committee Members: Liu, Cathy Y. (advisor), Lecy, Jesse D. (committee member), Oakley, Deirdre A. (committee member), Margaret%22%29&pagesize-30">Esnard, Ann-Margaret (committee member), Isett, Kimberley R. (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: Place-based policy; Economic development; Concentrated poverty; Affordable housing; Neighborhood change; Neighborhood typology; Neighborhood revitalization

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Henderson, M. J. (2018). The locational patterns and socioeconomic effects of the new markets tax credit and low income housing tax credit in distressed metropolitan census tracts. (Doctoral Dissertation). Georgia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1853/59851

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Henderson, Michael Joseph. “The locational patterns and socioeconomic effects of the new markets tax credit and low income housing tax credit in distressed metropolitan census tracts.” 2018. Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia Tech. Accessed March 07, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/59851.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Henderson, Michael Joseph. “The locational patterns and socioeconomic effects of the new markets tax credit and low income housing tax credit in distressed metropolitan census tracts.” 2018. Web. 07 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Henderson MJ. The locational patterns and socioeconomic effects of the new markets tax credit and low income housing tax credit in distressed metropolitan census tracts. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 07]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/59851.

Council of Science Editors:

Henderson MJ. The locational patterns and socioeconomic effects of the new markets tax credit and low income housing tax credit in distressed metropolitan census tracts. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/59851

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