The Philadelphia Economic Equity Project (PEEP) is a new initiative within the Partnership for Social and Economic Mobility. Philadelphia is one of three cities (New York City, New York; Charlotte, NC; Philadelphia, PA) undertaking data collection in a way that reflects the priorities of community partners, decision makers, and researchers. This approach is responsive to the shifting nature of and the need for local responses to fight economic instability and promote economic mobility.
About the Project
Research Design
PEEP aims to bring nuance to the narrative about people who are experiencing hardship by listening to and amplifying their voices and stories. By linking these experiences to other data, we create an information system that captures the effects of economic hardship that are visible in health, education, and access to jobs, and also exacerbated by structural racism.
Our research design will capture these effects through surveys, interviews, and other methods that center Philadelphians’ experiences so that policymakers, practitioners, investors, and community members can use the results to respond with data-informed solutions for our city.
Background
The Philadelphia Economic Equity Project is based at the School of Social Policy & Practice at the University of Pennsylvania. It builds on the foundational work of the Columbia University and Robin Hood’s Poverty Tracker survey.
The original Poverty Tracker survey is a partnership between the Columbia Population Research Center (CPRC), the Columbia Center on Poverty and Social Policy, and Robin Hood. Their approach provides a dynamic view of poverty in New York City over time. PEEP extends this view into economic hardship and mobility in Philadelphia.