Abstract. We document that children growing up in places left behind by today’s economy experience lower levels of social mobility as adults. Using a longi

Abstract. Urbanization has long fueled a dual narrative: cities are heralded as sources of economic dynamism and wealth creation yet criticized for fosteri

The wealthiest areas in the US are almost 7 times richer than the poorest regions, a disparity that has nearly doubled since 1960.

Scientific Data - GEOWEALTH-US: Spatial wealth inequality data for the United States, 1960–2020

Typical households in the St. Louis Fed District’s seven states have had wealth levels lower than those in many other states, new local-level estimates show.