"In the United States, workers in cities offering above-average nominal wages -- cities with high productivity, low quality-of-life, or inefficient housing sectors -- pay 30 percent more in federal taxes than otherwise identical workers in cities offering below-average wages. According to...

"We explore the types of data used to characterize risky subprime lending and consider the geographic dispersion of subprime lending. First, we describe the strengths and weaknesses of three different datasets on subprime mortgages using information from LoanPerformance, HUD, and HMDA. These...

"Like many other assets, housing prices are quite volatile relative to observable changes in fundamentals. If we are going to understand boom-bust housing cycles, we must incorporate housing supply. In this paper, we present a simple model of housing bubbles that predicts that places with more...