‘Curious Conversations’ podcast: Tom Mayock talks about a rental-academic achievement connection
Tom Mayock joined Virginia Tech’s “Curious Conversations” to talk about recent research that shows a relationship between single-family rental housing and educational outcomes. He explained the historical and evolving landscape of rental markets and the work he and his colleagues did that point to a rise in student achievement when units are located in the bounds of high-achieving school districts.
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Takeaways
The 2009 Great Recession created a surge in single-family home rentals.
By analyzing housing and students’ data in North Carolina, Mayock and his colleagues found that students who moved into single-family rentals within the bounds of high-achieving school districts saw a rise in performance on standardized testing.
Mayock said that policymakers could consider increasing single-family rental options as a means of promoting educational equity.
About Mayock
Mayock is the Michael G. Miller Professor of Real Estate in the Blackwood Department of Real Estate. His research interests include real estate, urban economics, public economics, and credit risk.
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"Curious Conversations" is a series of free-flowing conversations with Virginia Tech researchers that take place at the intersection of world-class research and everyday life. Produced and hosted by Travis Williams, assistant director of marketing and communications for the Office of Research and Innovation, university researchers share their expertise and motivations as well as the practical applications of their work in a format that more closely resembles chats at a cookout than classroom lectures. New episodes are shared each Tuesday.
