Discussion Paper

Financial Well-Being of Individuals Living in Areas with Concentrated Poverty


Abstract: Much of the attention to income inequality and poverty is focused on individual level circumstances. However, researchers have also observed that living in an area of concentrated poverty may result in additional disadvantages to individuals beyond that which results from their own individual poverty status.

https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.1636

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Provider: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)

Part of Series: FEDS Notes

Publication Date: 2015-11-24

Number: 2015-11-24