Ryan Allen

University of Minnesota, Hubert H Humphrey School of Pubic Affairs, Faculty Member

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The social side of ethnic entrepreneur breakout: evidence from Latino immigrant business owners

by Erika Busse and Ryan Allen

Ethnic and Racial Studies, 2015

State-Level Political Context and Immigrant Homeownership in the USA

Journal of International Migration and Integration, 2014

Benefit or Burden? Social Capital, Gender, and the Economic Adaptation of Refugees

International Migration Review, 2009

This paper examines the role of co-ethnic social capital on the earnings of refugees, using a uni... more This paper examines the role of co-ethnic social capital on the earnings of refugees, using a unique data set for adult refugees who resettled in Portland, Maine, between 1998 and 2004. Multiple regression models test the effect of access to co-ethnic social capital on the log earnings of refugees in their first and most recent years of work. Results show that over time access to co-ethnic social capital upon arrival decreased earnings for female refugees. The paper concludes with a discussion of the implications of the findings for social capital and immigration research.

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DERELICT PARADISE: HOMELESSNESS AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN CLEVELAND, OHIO

Ethnic and Racial Studies, 2011

... David Hammack, Ken Ledford, Angela Woollacott, Jesse Ballenger, Bernie Jim, Tassyln Frame, Ma... more

Who Experiences Foreclosures? The Characteristics of Households Experiencing a Foreclosure in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Housing Studies, 2011

Much of the existing research on disparities in residential foreclosures provides strong, but not... more Much of the existing research on disparities in residential foreclosures provides strong, but not conclusive, evidence that minority households disproportionately experience foreclosures. Data commonly used in foreclosure research do not allow researchers to use household characteristics of foreclosed properties to test for disparities in experiencing foreclosure. This is a significant omission in the literature since understanding the types of households that most typically experience foreclosure might result in the creation of better targeted and more effective foreclosure prevention and mitigation programs. Using a unique data set this paper explores the characteristics of households that experienced a foreclosure in Minneapolis, Minnesota during fiscal years 2006 and 2007. Research results confirm that African American households disproportionately experience foreclosures, but also indicate that renter households, households with children and foreign-born homeowners are all over-represented among foreclosed households. These results have implications for how policy makers and practitioners address foreclosure prevention and mitigation efforts.

The Distribution and Evolution of Physical Neighborhood Problems during the Great Recession

City & Community, 2013

The resurgence of denial rates for home loans: an examination of disparate effects on groups of applicants in the upper Midwest

Using Original Data to Uncover Pathways to Latino Disparities in Foreclosure

by Jacob Rugh and Ryan Allen

2015 Annual Meeting of Urban Affairs Association Conference Paper

In the recent housing collapse Latino homeowners experienced the highest foreclosure rate and the... more In the recent housing collapse Latino homeowners experienced the highest foreclosure rate and the largest losses in home equity and household wealth. We ask a straightforward question: Does nativity or immigrant status help explain the elevated foreclosure rate among Latinos? We examine mechanisms that potentially explain disparities faced by Latinos in the Orlando, Florida region. We consider the role of nativity along with two other rival explanations, place stratification and cultural affinity. We introduce new variables and develop new approaches to assess the role of lender assignment of Latino officers, the combination of Latino borrower-officer dyads, and the recent immigrant status of Latino borrowers. We uncover important differences in the institutional representation of Latino officers in the prime vs. subprime division of each of bank. We also find that Latino borrowers with Latino officers are more likely than non-Latino borrowers with non-Latino officers to turn to (or be steered into) the subprime lending division, more likely to receive a high cost loan, and more likely to experience mortgage foreclosure. We detect a potentially potent effect of nativity among more recent immigrants using a proxy variable based on the type of identification used by borrowers to verify their identity at the time of closing the mortgage. Our study advances our understanding of how nativity may structure Latino disparities and raises questions worthy of future research.

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