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Articles on Poor people

December 4, 2023

Certain states, including Arizona, have begun scrapping court costs and fees for people unable to pay – two experts on legal punishments explain why

Alexes Harris, University of Washington and Alex R. Piquero, University of Miami

The imposition of fines and fees on people unable to pay has had a disproportionate impact on Black and Latino communities.

October 10, 2023

Muhammad Rifqi Damm, University of Gothenburg; Cindy Rianti Priadi, Universitas Indonesia; Inaya Rakhmani, Universitas Indonesia, and Muhammad Irvan, Universitas Indonesia

Urban development exacerbates urban water issues in the broader context of extreme weather changes.

April 6, 2022

Richard McManus, Canterbury Christ Church University; Dawid Trzeciakiewicz, Loughborough University, and Gulcin Ozkan, King's College London

While the media mainly worries about the cost of employee NI hikes and household energy bills, they’re missing an important part of the story.

Gulcin Ozkan
Professor of Finance, King's College London
Richard McManus
Director of Research Development/Reader in Macroeconomic Policy, Canterbury Christ Church University
Dawid Trzeciakiewicz
Lecturer in Economics, Loughborough University
Cindy Rianti Priadi
Associate Professor in Environmental Engineering, Universitas Indonesia
Inaya Rakhmani
Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Indonesia, Universitas Indonesia
Muhammad Rifqi Damm
PhD Student, University of Gothenburg
Muhammad Irvan
Deputi Operasional ARC UI, Universitas Indonesia
Alex R. Piquero
Professor of Sociology & Criminology and Arts & Sciences Distinguished Scholar, University of Miami
Alexes Harris
Professor of Sociology, University of Washington