Research Assistant: Business Improvement Districts

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• Conducting literature reviews on Business Improvement Districts, municipal finance, and urban governance.
• Collecting and coding data from publicly available sources, including municipal ordinances, annual reports, bylaws, and organizational websites.
• Assisting with the construction, verification, and documentation of a national BID dataset.
• Supporting data management, cleaning, and preparation for statistical analysis.
• Assisting with the preparation of tables, figures, conference presentations, and manuscripts for publication.
• Participating in regular meetings with the faculty supervisor to discuss project progress and research activities.

• Enrollment in Villanova’s PSA program
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, particularly Word and Excel.
• Familiarity with Statistical software, particularly STATA .
• Capacity and interest to learn skills in research, writing, and collaboration.