Brian Highsmith

543 posts

Brian Highsmith banner
Brian Highsmith

Brian Highsmith

@bd_highsmith

institutions, inequality, geography, democracy | asst prof, UCLA Law

Los Angeles, CA Katılım Haziran 2010
6.6K Takip Edilen8.3K Takipçiler
Sabitlenmiş Tweet
Brian Highsmith
Brian Highsmith@bd_highsmith·
🚨We analyzed 138 million geocoded property tax records to quantify how municipal boundaries spatially overlap onto economic segregation in every US metro area—creating disparities in localities’ ability to fund public goods. And we made an interactive map of our results! [1/16]
Brian Highsmith tweet media
English
2
10
46
8.7K
Brian Highsmith retweetledi
Julia Turner
Julia Turner@juliaturner·
SOME PERSONAL NEWS: For the last year I’ve been working with a terrifyingly talented team to put together L.A. Material, a new local news outlet covering Los Angeles. We’re launching TODAY, so please check us out at lamaterial.com.
English
22
157
978
138.7K
Brian Highsmith retweetledi
David Dayen
David Dayen@ddayen·
The application for our next writing fellow is live! We hire early-career reporters for an intensive 2-year reporting and writing stint on our staff. Come join the best team in journalism. The application is at the link. theamericanprospect.submittable.com/submit
English
3
59
315
158.9K
Brian Highsmith retweetledi
Cynthia godsoe
Cynthia godsoe@cynthia_godsoe·
I’m very excited to have this piece with Sarah Swan coming out in @georgetownlaw journal
Cynthia godsoe tweet media
English
2
12
50
3.5K
Brian Highsmith
Brian Highsmith@bd_highsmith·
This is co-authored work w @robertmanduca (lead author) & Jacob Waggoner. It's been several years in the making: we are excited to share it! Our full dataset of tax base by municipality for the entire US is available for download & further analysis here: robertmanduca.com/publications/
English
0
0
3
253
Brian Highsmith
Brian Highsmith@bd_highsmith·
Particularly in a moment of federal retrenchment—with deep cuts to redistributive programs like Medicaid & education funding—the amount of taxable wealth within municipal boundaries (local fiscal capacity) is likely to become an even more important determinant of life outcomes.
English
1
0
3
257
Brian Highsmith
Brian Highsmith@bd_highsmith·
🚨We analyzed 138 million geocoded property tax records to quantify how municipal boundaries spatially overlap onto economic segregation in every US metro area—creating disparities in localities’ ability to fund public goods. And we made an interactive map of our results! [1/16]
Brian Highsmith tweet media
English
2
10
46
8.7K