Sean Angst
Biographic Data
| ID | 4443572 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sean Angst |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sean |
| FAMILY NAME | Angst |
| SIGNATURE | ANGST S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Southern California |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9600-2382 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Who applies for Housing Choice Vouchers? Evidence from Los Angeles
The Housing Choice Voucher program is the largest subsidy program in the United States, assisting over 2.3 million households nationally. While extensive research has studied housing vouchers, existing studies focus on only part of the administrative process—after households are offered a voucher. Leveraging data from a door-to-door survey in Los Angeles, this study analyzes the factors that shape whether households apply for the program. We find…
Harassment or neglect? How market dynamics and rent control shape landlord behaviour in Los Angeles
This paper examines whether and how housing market dynamics shape landlords’ profit-seeking behaviours, focusing on harassment and property neglect. Leveraging household survey data, we assess whether differences between market and contract rents, rent control and gentrification influence landlord behaviour. Findings reveal that one-quarter of respondents reported inadequate maintenance from landlords within the past two years, and more than one-…
Rental Affordability, Coping Strategies, and Impacts in Diverse Immigrant Communities
Rental affordability represents a growing issue across the United States. Existing research largely focuses on consumption trade-offs related to rising rents or the impacts of poverty more generally. Much remains unknown about how rental affordability shapes household, family, and community-level dynamics, including differences in impacts and coping strategies across groups. We use data from focus groups with low-income immigrant and refugee hous…
How do renters survive unaffordability? Household-level impacts of rent burden in Los Angeles
Prior research shows that households reduce consumption of basic necessities in response to an increasing rent burden. However, questions remain regarding the interrelated, cumulative tactics renters use to survive amidst declining affordability. We address these critical questions by leveraging data from a door to door household survey in South and Central Los Angeles. First, we find that rent-burdened households (those paying over 30% of their …
Do Income Supplemental Programs for Older Adults’ Help Reduce Primary Caregiver Burden? Evidence from Mexico
How do renters survive unaffordability? Household-level impacts of rent burden in Los Angeles
Prior research shows that households reduce consumption of basic necessities in response to an increasing rent burden. However, questions remain regarding the interrelated, cumulative tactics renters use to survive amidst declining affordability. We address these critical questions by leveraging data from a door to door household survey in South and Central Los Angeles. First, we find that rent-burdened households (those paying over 30% of their …
Harassment or neglect? How market dynamics and rent control shape landlord behaviour in Los Angeles
This paper examines whether and how housing market dynamics shape landlords’ profit-seeking behaviours, focusing on harassment and property neglect. Leveraging household survey data, we assess whether differences between market and contract rents, rent control and gentrification influence landlord behaviour. Findings reveal that one-quarter of respondents reported inadequate maintenance from landlords within the past two years, and more than one-…
Do Income Supplemental Programs for Older Adults’ Help Reduce Primary Caregiver Burden? Evidence from Mexico
Rental Affordability, Coping Strategies, and Impacts in Diverse Immigrant Communities
Rental affordability represents a growing issue across the United States. Existing research largely focuses on consumption trade-offs related to rising rents or the impacts of poverty more generally. Much remains unknown about how rental affordability shapes household, family, and community-level dynamics, including differences in impacts and coping strategies across groups. We use data from focus groups with low-income immigrant and refugee hous…
How do renters survive unaffordability? Household-level impacts of rent burden in Los Angeles
Prior research shows that households reduce consumption of basic necessities in response to an increasing rent burden. However, questions remain regarding the interrelated, cumulative tactics renters use to survive amidst declining affordability. We address these critical questions by leveraging data from a door to door household survey in South and Central Los Angeles. First, we find that rent-burdened households (those paying over 30% of their …
Harassment or neglect? How market dynamics and rent control shape landlord behaviour in Los Angeles
This paper examines whether and how housing market dynamics shape landlords’ profit-seeking behaviours, focusing on harassment and property neglect. Leveraging household survey data, we assess whether differences between market and contract rents, rent control and gentrification influence landlord behaviour. Findings reveal that one-quarter of respondents reported inadequate maintenance from landlords within the past two years, and more than one-…
Who applies for Housing Choice Vouchers? Evidence from Los Angeles
The Housing Choice Voucher program is the largest subsidy program in the United States, assisting over 2.3 million households nationally. While extensive research has studied housing vouchers, existing studies focus on only part of the administrative process—after households are offered a voucher. Leveraging data from a door-to-door survey in Los Angeles, this study analyzes the factors that shape whether households apply for the program. We find…
Housing Market and Economics (4 works) · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)