Economic Development Center
Co-Center Director: Marie Miller (mpm2213@columbia.edu)
Co-Center Director: Rose Li (rll2191@columbia.edu)
The Economic Development Center is continuing our focus on holding Columbia accountable for their role as impeding neighbor and landlord in the Morningside Heights area. Columbia has long been a key figure in the gentrification and removal of affordable, rent-controlled housing. Our project this year will focus on writing a petition for President Shafik to maintain and expand rent-controlled housing for unaffiliated tenants and creating an event with a panel alongside Morningside Heights Community Coalition (MHCC). We will also encourage groups of members to lead in the production of a series of research briefs, which will examine Columbia’s encroachment through various disciplines of interest. For example, we are starting by proposing a report on the financial risks of investing in projects like Manhattanville, one on legal questions surrounding eminent domain, and another on race and class-based inequities.
Previous Publications
2019-2020:
Alleviating Poverty Traps for Job Seekers with Subprime Credit in New York State by Jennifer Zhang & Geena Garcia
2018-2019:
Community-Targeted Solutions to Food Deserts in NYC: Strengthening the Healthy Bodegas Initiative by Ji Hoon Ko
2017-2018:
For Want of a Trail: Using Outdoor Recreation to Revitalize Rural Economies by Eric Scheuch
Modern Mobility for All: A Universal Ticket for New York City's Subway by Hannay Healey & Leopold Aschenbrenner
Real Tax Reform to Counter the Misguided Republican Tax Cuts by Brendan Moore
Harms of Corporate Consolidation: Expanding Anti-Trust Legislation to Combat Predatory Pricing by Stephanie Grove