I am thrilled to share my latest paper, completed during my tenure at the Federal Reserve but released after it. "Job quality toward an inclusive economy: A critical review and reassessment." 📚🎉
The paper examines how social p…https://t.co/OpurXi4Suv https://t.co/o3hoeZcJ56
Quality housing at 1/4 the price. Community Land Trusts left out of this version of #BuildBackBetter . The Cordovas rented in town for 20 yrs before buying CLT home. Thousands more could w/Federal support. @UnitedHousing https://t.co/vDUaHwteWs
“Gateway cities” in Massachusetts can act as gateways to economic opportunity for low-income and immigrant residents. Do these cities show residents moving out of high-poverty neighborhoods? Find out more in our newest community development brief: https://t.co/6ZeUXdOvCb
When people move from high- to low-poverty areas, how long do they stay? A #BostonFed study suggests that, prior to the pandemic, a majority of people leave higher-poverty MA neighborhoods for more than 5 years. Learn more: https://t.co/6ZeUXdOvCb
Evidence shows foreclosure negatively affects the surrounding geographic areas, creates trauma for both owners and occupants, and has adverse impacts on health and overall well-being.
Read the new issue brief series from the #BostonFed and @Harvard_JCHS ➡️ https://t.co/Tx8W3hCGU8
The #BostonFed and @Harvard_JCHS issue briefs examining foreclosures mentioned in this op-ed are now published. Read the issue briefs, “HUD/FHA-Insured Homeowners and Properties in End-Stage Default and Foreclosure,” here: https://t.co/Tx8W3hl5vy
In a #BostonFed and @Harvard_JCHS issue brief on property foreclosures, the limited data available suggest nonprofit organizations are more successful than traditional lenders at restabilizing homeowners with loan modifications.
Read more: https://t.co/Tx8W3hCGU8
Early evidence from New England shows SNAP applications have increased dramatically since the onset of the #COVID19 pandemic. See the supporting data in a new #BostonFed field note here: https://t.co/TQASguEEP7
Unreported information on @HUDgov/@FHAgov’s monetary loss or gain on each foreclosed property could be critical to developing appropriate policy levers to prevent foreclosures.
Read the #BostonFed and @Harvard_JCHS issue brief on property foreclosures: https://t.co/Tx8W3hCGU8
Financial pressure on low-income renters harms small landlords, who are disproportionately people of color and account for a large share of unsubsidized affordable housing according to a new @BrookingsInst report, co-authored by #BostonFed's Erin Graves: https://t.co/JZYPXwGmxM
People living in poor-quality, overcrowded, or unstable housing—or without any home at all—cannot follow public health directives to safely “shelter in place.” As a result, they are at far greater risk of contracting the virus + other chronic illness. https://t.co/5PQ7GC7S4h
Our Author Spotlight is on Bonnie Graves @storymeister: https://t.co/AxjbpBYEXt & her new MG novel, CATCH ME WHEN YOU FALL @Fitzroy_Books. Enter to win a copy! #MG#giveaway