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Housing outcomes: an assessment of long-term trends
Abstract: This paper was presented at the conference \\"Unequal incomes, unequal outcomes? Economic inequality and measures of well-being\\" as part of session 2, \\" Affordability of housing for young and poor families.\\" The conference was held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on May 7, 1999. The authors examine trends in housing outcomes by income group. Orr and Peach indicate that there has been a substantial improvement in the physical adequacy of the housing stock over the past few decades, particularly for households in the lowest income quintile. Neighborhood quality for all income groups has also improved, although sharp differences in quality continue to exist across the groups. In one important respect, however, lower income households are worse off than before - housing costs now absorb a larger share of their income.
Keywords: Housing; Housing - Finance;
Status: Published in Unequal incomes, unequal outcomes? Economic inequality and measures of well-being
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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Part of Series: Economic Policy Review
Publication Date: 1999
Volume: 5
Issue: Sep
Pages: 51-61