Research Category: Studies of Wealth Inequity

Wealth Inequalities in Greater Boston: Do Race and Ethnicity Matter?

July 27, 2016

Uses data from the Natl Asset Scorecard for Communities of color to provide detailed information on financial assests, going beyond the "traditional black-white divide."

Reducing Racial Wealth Inequalities in Greater Boston: Building a Shared Agenda

July 27, 2015

Written as a follow-up to The Color of Wealth, this report is the product of six months of discussion between the Fed and a group of external stakeholders. It presents…

The Color of Wealth in Boston

July 27, 2015

Bootstraps Are For Black Kids: Race, Wealth and the Impact of Intergenerational Transfers on Adult Outcomes

July 27, 2015

A greater proportion of White adult children receive financial support from their parents than Black adult children in all three categories of parental support (homeownership, higher education, and other).

The Racial Wealth Gap: Why Policy Matters

July 27, 2015

The median White household had $111,146 in wealth holdings, compared to $7,113 for median Black, and $8,348 for median Latino.

Less Than Equal, Racial Disparities in Wealth Accumulation

July 27, 2013

Wealth grows fastest among White families in their prime earning years, and slowest for Black families

The Roots of the Widening Racial Wealth Gap: Explaining the Black and White Income Divide

July 27, 2013

Tracing the same households over 25 years, the total wealth gap between White and African American families nearly triples $85,000 in 1984 to $236,500 in 2009.

Do Financial Support and Inheritance Contribute to the Racial Wealth Gap

July 27, 2012

Large gifts and inheritances explain about 12 percent of the wealth gap between White and Black families.

Black Wealth/ White Wealth: A New Perspective on Racial Inequality

July 27, 1995

Published in 1995, Black Wealth/White Wealth is one of the earliest books to systematically analyze the racial wealth gap.