Foreclosures, house-price changes, and subprime mortgages in Massachusetts cities and towns
Willen, Paul S.; Gerardi, Kristopher S.; Shapiro, Adam Hale (2008)
This module shows: The changing patterns in foreclosure rates and subprime mortgage originations across Massachusetts cities and towns over time; How movements in these rates compare with movements in house prices for any user-selected city or town; The association between foreclosure rates and median income in these cities and towns.
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U. S. family income mobility and inequality, 1994 to 2004
Katz, Jane; Gupta, Charu Nidhi; Fleming, Jessamyn; Bradbury, Katharine L. (2008)
This interactive graphic illustrates the mobility of U.S. families across income classes during the decade. The main finding is that family income mobility is limited: After sorting families observed in both 1994 and 2004 from poorest to richest across five income classes in each year, the data show that 40 percent of U.S. families were in the same income class in 2004 as in 1994 and only 22 percent moved up or down by more than one class. Those who start in the poorest or richest classes are the least likely to move: Over half of these families are in the same class in 2004 as in 1994. ...
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