Mission Statement
"The Institute for Metropolitan Affairs is the unit within Roosevelt University chiefly responsible for applying university resources to the solution of public policy problems facing the Chicago metropolitan area. The Institute's mission includes engagement in a broad array of research activities pertaining to public affairs that impact on residents and institutions located within the Chicago region. The Institute actively seeks projects that bear on the development of the Chicago area as a region, engaging the communities of Roosevelt's Chicago and Schaumburg campuses. It works to apply academic expertise to practical policy problems affecting the region."

Examples of Recent Research Publications

Crime

• Timeline: Historical Drug Policy Changes and Number of Illinois Individuals Incarcerated for Drug Offenses from 1984 to 2002 [2007]

Demographics

• Working Poor Families in Chicago and the Chicago Metropolitan Area: A Statistical Profile Based on the 1990 and 2000 Censuses

Health

• Barriers to Health Policy Implementation in Metropolitan Chicago [1995]
• Understanding Asian Americans in Metropolitan Chicago: Health [2000]

Housing and Land Use

• Closing the Gap: Financing Affordable Housing in the Chicago Area [2001]

Immigration

• Immigrant Employment Opportunities in Chicago [2001]
• Metro Chicago Immigration Fact Book [2003]

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Links
Main page: http://www.roosevelt.edu/ima/default.htm
Publications List: http://www.roosevelt.edu/ima/publications.htm