New LEO Study shows that homelessness prevention reduces crime.
A new study of the Homelessness Prevention Call Center in Chicago, shows that not only does this emergency financial assistance reduce shelter entry, but it also reduces violent crime for those at risk of homelessness.
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LEO Faculty Affiliate, Chloe Gibbs, receives NSF Grant
Chloe Gibbs, Assistant Professor of Economics and LEO Faculty Affiliate was recently awarded a prestigious award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support her research on preschool children and their parents.
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Harvard Business Review: David Phillips on "commuter discrimination."
LEO Research Associate Professor David Phillips authored a piece in the Harvard Business Review on his new research that demonstrates a hiring bias against people with long commutes.
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