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Introduction:
Working with the Chicago Urban League, Dennis Hogan first examined the effects of neighborhoods on the sexual behaviors and child bearing of black adolescents in a study published in 1985. Since that time he has often incorporated spatial concepts in his research. Most recently this includes papers that documents large variations the geographic concentration of children with disabilities in certain counties of the United States, and variations across cities in the extent to which children with disabilities are concentrated in particular central city census tracts. With Kevin Leicht (University of Iowa) he is engaged in a project that examines how state-level economic development policies affect the life chances of young persons—examining effects on education, the ability to find jobs, and their success in finding jobs by their mid-30s that provide sufficient salaries to provide economic security, health insurance, vacation, and retirement plans.
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