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Mahesh Somashekhar

@msomashe

Asst Professor at @uicsoc, studying how economic development and social inequality affect one another in the U.S. Supporter of small businesses until the end.

 Chicago, IL
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Joined February 2014
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Peter Hepburn@ps_hepburn2 Oct 2023
New article out in @SF_Journal! @rjx_louis, @just_shelter, and I look at the relationship between gentrification and eviction. I wrote a summary up for @evictionlab, but here’s a quick rundown (1/12) evictionlab.org/gentrificati…
Gentrification’s Role in the Eviction Crisis

Gentrification’s Role in the Eviction Crisis

One of the fiercest debates in sociology and urban studies has concerned the nature of gentrification. Analyzing eviction in cities across the country, we show that eviction rates were lower and...

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Elizabeth Roberto@emroberto19 Sep 2023
I'm organizing a session for #PAA2024 on Segregation & Spatial Inequality. I encourage you to submit a paper/abstract. Submission deadline is October 1st. You can find more information here: ow.ly/U4lg50PLKSw. I look forward to reading your submissions!
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Hi #poptwitter. There is about 2 weeks left before the #PAA2024 submission deadline! We want to see you in Columbus, Ohio next April. Make sure you get your work in! All details here: ow.ly/U4lg50PLKSw
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As academic setbacks from the pandemic follow students to college, engineering and biology majors are struggling to grasp fractions and exponents. Colleges are searching for solutions. apnews.com/article/college-m…
College students are still struggling with basic math. Professors blame the pandemic

College students are still struggling with basic math. Professors blame the pandemic

U.S. colleges are searching for solutions as they see alarming numbers of students arrive with gaps in their math skills.

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@JedKolko24 Jul 2023
New metro definitions published! This is the big decennial update. Plus, it includes -- for the first time -- Connecticut metros defined using planning regions instead of counties. Thank you @OMBPress @uscensusbureau whitehouse.gov/wp-content/up…
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UIC Sociology@uicsoc10 Jul 2023
@uicsoc Professor ⁦@msomashe⁩ is mentioned in “The Unknown Librarian Who Saved Queer History” which details the work of Paul Fasana, a librarian who worked to preserve queer history. Dr. Somashekhar is mentioned as using the Gayellows Archive. harpersbazaar.com/culture/fe…
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Derek Hyra@DerekHyra7 Jun 2023
#Rent #control passes in Washington, DC.
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UIC Sociology@uicsoc28 Apr 2023
Congratulations to @msomashe for being awarded @uicsoc R. Stephen Warner Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching!
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UIC Sociology@uicsoc14 Feb 2023
Check out @msomashe new publication in @_SocialCurrents ! This article examines undocumented immigrants and business ownership pointing scholarly attention to undocumented immigrant business owners and their impact on the economy.
Mahesh Somashekhar (@msomashe) profile pictureMahesh Somashekhar@msomashe9 Feb 2023
This article is now in print in the latest issue of @_SocialCurrents! I'm happy to send you a copy if you do not have access to it. Feel free to DM me.
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Jenna Nobles@je_nobles9 Feb 2023
A rare look into patterns of business ownership among Mexican and Central American unauthorized immigrants
Mahesh Somashekhar (@msomashe) profile pictureMahesh Somashekhar@msomashe7 Jun 2022
Replying to @msomashe
Data are hard to come by, but between 1996 & 2008, the SIPP asked questions that can be used to estimate the number of Mexican and Central American undocumented immigrants who owned businesses. I estimate there were up to 140,000, comprising 0.63% of all U.S. business owners.
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Massive status bias in peer review. 534 reviewers randomized to review the same paper revealing the low status, high status, or neither author. 65% reject low status, 23% reject high status. Amazing work by Juergen Huber and colleagues. #prc9
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Alex Johnson@AlexH_Johnson2 Sep 2022
There's a saying in Fintech: You either die a consumer goods company, or live long enough to see yourself enter financial services. One company has managed to do both. Let me tell you why Starbucks is one of the most successful banks in the U.S.:
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@CityLab25 Jul 2022
A new book argues that small businesses thrive in Tokyo due to regulations that allow "emergent urbanism" to shape the city trib.al/gt15QXf
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Amanda Baumle@AmandaBaumle6 Jul 2022
Pleased to see this officially available! Thanks to @SonnyNordmarken and all our contributing authors for working with me to put out a book on the demographics of transgender and nonbinary populations-an area with a high demand for more research and better data. #transdemography
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“Toxic Neighborhoods” by Geoff Wodtke, Sagi Ramaj & @JaredSchachner studies how n’hood poverty & lead exposure affect children's cognition. “Even at the lower doses that are now more common, lead can harm...developing brains.” @UChicagoSoc @UofT_Sociology ow.ly/brHs50JCIFb
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gianpaolo baiocchi@gpbaiocchi23 Jun 2022
Happy to share a new essay, led by Sara Duvisac (former Doctoral Fellow at @urbandemos, alum of @NYUSociology ) on the how landlords weaponize housing conditions to displace poorer tenants of color in Crown Heights. Took a minute, but happy to see it! journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…
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UIC Sociology@uicsoc1 Mar 2022
Be sure to join @uicdpa this Friday at noon! UIC Sociology Professor @msomashe is set to give an exciting talk!
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Insider Retail@insiderretail19 Feb 2022
A restaurant in San Francisco that has a no tip-policy and instead shares profits with its staff says it wasn't hit by the labor shortage businessinsider.com/sf-no-ti…
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Today was the first day of BIMI's Summer Institute in Migration Research Methods! Look below to see this year's amazing cohort in action! Learn more about our cohort here: spark.adobe.com/page/iAGWxPh…
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BREAKING: The 1st 2020 census results will be released today during a 3 p.m. ET press conference, Census Bureau says, including the state population numbers used to reallocate House seats & Electoral College votes. Redistricting data still expected by 8/16 census.gov/newsroom/press-re…
3 p.m. EDT

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Social Forces@SF_Journal18 Mar 2021
In an advance article, Martin Ruef of @DukeSociology uses the racial threat hypothesis to explore patterns of racial segregation during the antebellum era: ow.ly/lcVD50E1Lmy
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