Patrick Kennedy

Patrick Kennedy and Harrison Wheeler Featured in the New York Times

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O-Lab fellows Patrick Kennedy and Harrison Wheeler were featured in a recent New York Times article for their research on opportunity zone investments. Their study showed that a 2017 tax break for investors in economically struggling neighborhoods only increased investment in regions that were already becoming “richer and whiter,” with almost no investment in rural areas at all. Check out the article and read the full paper here.