Economic Research
Economic ResearchTopic - Demographics
Delinquencies and foreclosures in rural areas: A snapshot of the recent performance of mortgages in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
An analysis of newly acquired mortgage data reveals that the Upper Peninsula fared better than other parts of Michigan during the recent foreclosure crisis.
Michael Grover
July 2011 - Community Dividend
Recent demographic data reveal effects of economic slowdown in Indian Country
New data from the U.S. Census Bureau confirm that economic trends on American Indian reservations in the Ninth District worsened or stagnated during the recent recession.
Michael Grover
July 2011 - Community Dividend
Interstate Migration Has Fallen Less Than You Think: Consequences of Hot Deck Imputation in the Current Population Survey
Greg Kaplan, Sam Schulhofer-Wohl
June 2011 - Staff Report
Census Bureau revamps American FactFinder
April 2011 - Community Dividend
Hispanic entrepreneurship grows, but barriers persist
Despite recent progress, Hispanic-owned firms lag behind in some respects. Fortunately, federal and nonprofit agencies offer programs designed to help close the gap.
Michou Kokodoko
April 2011 - Community Dividend
Aggregate Labor Supply
Edward C. Prescott, Johanna Wallenius
January 2011 - Staff Report
Nonprofit credit counselors provide one-on-one help for consumers in crisis
In the aftermath of the recent economic meltdown, nonprofit consumer credit counseling agencies have seen unprecedented demand for their services.
Paula Woessner
January 2011 - Community Dividend
Interstate Migration Has Fallen Less Than You Think: Consequences of Hot Deck Imputation in the Current Population Survey
Greg Kaplan, Sam Schulhofer-Wohl
November 2010 - Working Paper
Brookings launches two interactive data tools
October 2010 - Community Dividend
Inferring Labor Income Risk From Economic Choices: An Indirect Inference Approach
Fatih Guvenen, Anthony Smith
July 2010 - Staff Report
Moving Back Home: Insurance Against Labor Market Risk
Greg Kaplan
July 2010 - Staff Report
Human Capital Values and Returns: Bounds Implied By Earnings and Asset Returns Data
Mark Huggett, Greg Kaplan
July 2010 - Staff Report
Foreclosures on Non-Owner-Occupied Properties in Ohio’s Cuyahoga County: Evidence from Mortgages Originated in 2005–2006
An examination of home buying, borrowing, and mortgage default by non-occupant owners in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, using detailed neighborhood and demographic data.
Richard M. Todd
June 2010 - Community Development Papers
Horizons program mobilizes communities to address rural poverty
A leadership-development program designed for small, rural towns demonstrates how communities that become aware, engaged, and energized about poverty issues can make change happen.
Joyce Hoelting
April 2010 - Community Dividend
Minnesota's Earned Income Credit Program: Utilization by Current and Former Welfare Households and the Impact of Policy Parameters
An analysis of utilization of the State of Minnesota's earned income credit (the Working Family Credit) among current and former welfare recipients.
Donald P. Hirasuna, Thomas F. Stinson
December 2009 - Community Development Papers
