FinanceSegregated Communities: Segregated Finance (2009)This analysis of race, income and small consumer loans covers the Twin Cities, Portland, Ore., and Seattle.
Communities in Crisis: Race and Mortgage Lending in the Twin Cities (2009)This report documents strong racial disparities in mortgage lending in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. The Twin Cities has some of the greatest racial lending disparities in the nation, and communities of color have borne the brunt of both the subprime lending and foreclosure crisis. The report shows how much race and segregation influence mortgage lending patterns in the Twin Cities.
Twin Cities Opportunity Index (2007)This analysis of municipalities in the Twin Cities metropolitan area shows variations in access to opportunity. The index combines 24 local characteristics measuring fiscal health, jobs/transportation, quality of life and education.
The Region and Taxation: School Finance, Cities and the Hope for Regional ReformThis article, from the Buffalo Law Review, examines two states where significant changes in school equity occurred in the 1990s.
MN Fiscal Disparities Act of 1971This article, from the William Mitchell Law Review, summarizes the implementation and outcomes of the Fiscal Disparities Act of 1971 in Minnesota.
"Promoting Fiscal Equality and Efficient Development Practices at the Metropolitan Scale," "Local Revenue Hills: A General Equilibrium Specification with Evidence from Four U.S. Cities," |
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