Racial segregation and the American foreclosure crisis

American Sociological Review

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 629-651

  Rugh, Jacob S ^a   Massey, Douglas S ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

discrimination; foreclosures; race; segregation

Indexed keywords

CREDIT PROVISION; FINANCIAL CRISIS; HOUSING MARKET; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; METROPOLITAN AREA; MORTGAGE LENDING; RACIAL SEGREGATION;

EID: 78149239159     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: 19398271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003122410380868     Document Type: Article

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