Ep 11: COVID-19 and Renter Distress with Mike Manville and Paavo Monkkonen

We know that the COVID-19 pandemic has been tough on many renters, with job and income losses piled on top of mental stress and the physical threat of deadly infection. Then add housing insecurity to the mix. The UCLA Lewis Center’s Mike Manville and Paavo Monkkonen join us as guests to talk about two recent surveys of LA County renters: How have they weathered the pandemic, and what do their answers tell us about the local and national policy response to the threat of widespread eviction?

Show notes:

• Manville, M., Monkkonen, P., Lens, M., & Green, R. (2020). COVID-19 and Renter Distress: Evidence from Los Angeles. UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies and USC Lusk Center for Real Estate.
• Manville, M., Monkkonen, P., Lens, M., & Green, R. (2021). End of the pandemic, but not renter distress. UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies and USC Lusk Center for Real Estate.
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• Reed, D., & Divringi, E. (2021). Household Rental Debt During COVID-19: Update for August 2021. Philadelphia Fed.
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• Gonzalez, S. R. Ong, P. M., Pierce, G., & Hernandez, A. (2021). Keeping the Lights and Water On: COVID-19 and Utility Debt in Los Angeles’ Communities of Color. UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation and UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge.