Dr. Ellen is an Associate Professor of Public Policy and Urban Planning at the Wagner School at New York University. Dr. Ellen’s research interests center on urban social and economic policy, with a particular focus on subsidized housing and community development.

Areas of expertise
Subsidized housing; racial segregation; neighborhood change; urban economics

Selected recent publications
Ellen I, Schwartz A, Voicu J. The External Effects of Subsidized Housing. Regional Science and Urban Economics, forthcoming.

Ellen I, O'Flaherty B. (2006) Government Policies and Household Size: Evidence from New York. Population Research and Policy Review 26(4), forthcoming.