Heather I MacDonald
Biographic Data
| ID | 6010905 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Heather I MacDonald |
| GIVEN NAMES | Heather I |
| FAMILY NAME | MacDonald |
| SIGNATURE | MACDONALD H I |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Iowa |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Renegotiating the Public-Private Partnership: Efforts to Reform Section 8 Assisted Housing
This article examines the federal housing policy implications of the 1997 legislation resolving the Section 8 contract renewal crisis. The history of housing policy prior to this new legislation is described. The political and economic forces shaping the debate over the new legislation are discussed and analyzed. The future of Section 8 assisted housing is critically evaluated. Several policy recommendations are derived from the critical analysis
Women’s Employment and Commuting: Explaining the Links
This article reviews recent research on the link between women’s commuting and labor force participation and identifies five key themes in the literature. Women’s shorter work trips have been explained in terms of women’s low wages, the need to coordinate dual roles as mothers and wage earners, and as a reflection of a more even distribution of jobs that traditionally hire women. Short work trips may also reflect spatial entrapment in highly loca…
Mortgage Lending and Residential Integration in a Hypersegregated MSA: The Case of St Louis
Have mortgage lending reforms during the first half of the 1990s been associated with improvements in the home-ownership prospects of black residents? Have the spatial patterns of loan applications changed, to increase lending activity in lower-income tracts and to advance residential integration? This paper investigates changes in mortgage lending activity in the St Louis metropolitan area over the period 1990-94. Analysis of Home Mortgage Discl…
Renegotiating the Public-Private Partnership: Efforts to Reform Section 8 Assisted Housing
This article examines the federal housing policy implications of the 1997 legislation resolving the Section 8 contract renewal crisis. The history of housing policy prior to this new legislation is described. The political and economic forces shaping the debate over the new legislation are discussed and analyzed. The future of Section 8 assisted housing is critically evaluated. Several policy recommendations are derived from the critical analysis
Mortgage Lending and Residential Integration in a Hypersegregated MSA: The Case of St Louis
Have mortgage lending reforms during the first half of the 1990s been associated with improvements in the home-ownership prospects of black residents? Have the spatial patterns of loan applications changed, to increase lending activity in lower-income tracts and to advance residential integration? This paper investigates changes in mortgage lending activity in the St Louis metropolitan area over the period 1990-94. Analysis of Home Mortgage Discl…
Mortgage Lending and Residential Integration in a Hypersegregated MSA: The Case of St Louis
Have mortgage lending reforms during the first half of the 1990s been associated with improvements in the home-ownership prospects of black residents? Have the spatial patterns of loan applications changed, to increase lending activity in lower-income tracts and to advance residential integration? This paper investigates changes in mortgage lending activity in the St Louis metropolitan area over the period 1990-94. Analysis of Home Mortgage Discl…
Women’s Employment and Commuting: Explaining the Links
This article reviews recent research on the link between women’s commuting and labor force participation and identifies five key themes in the literature. Women’s shorter work trips have been explained in terms of women’s low wages, the need to coordinate dual roles as mothers and wage earners, and as a reflection of a more even distribution of jobs that traditionally hire women. Short work trips may also reflect spatial entrapment in highly loca…
Renegotiating the Public-Private Partnership: Efforts to Reform Section 8 Assisted Housing
This article examines the federal housing policy implications of the 1997 legislation resolving the Section 8 contract renewal crisis. The history of housing policy prior to this new legislation is described. The political and economic forces shaping the debate over the new legislation are discussed and analyzed. The future of Section 8 assisted housing is critically evaluated. Several policy recommendations are derived from the critical analysis
Economics (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Housing Market and Economics (2 works) · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (2 works) · Economic growth (1 works) · Engineering (1 works) · Finance (1 works)