Paper by Phil Ashton named “Outstanding Article of 2014”

Philip Ashton, assistant professor of urban planning and policy. Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin/UIC Photo Services

Philip Ashton, assistant professor of urban planning and policy. Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin/UIC Photo Services

Philip Ashton, Associate Professor in Urban Planning and Policy and former GCI Fellow and Scholar, has published a paper in the Journal of Economic Issues that was selected by the editors as “Outstanding Article of 2014.” The paper, “The Evolving Juridical Space of Harm/Value: Remedial Powers in the Subprime Mortgage Crisis,” was published in the December issue of the Journal, and focuses on the recent wave of litigation against large subprime mortgage lenders.