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Metropolitan Opportunity Series

The Metropolitan Opportunity Series documents the changing geography of poverty and opportunity in metropolitan America, analyzes its drivers and implications and offers policy recommendations to enhance the well-being of lower-income families and communities in both cities and suburbs.

Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) interactive and resources
U.S. Economy Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) interactive and resources

Elizabeth Kneebone

December 21, 2016

Concentrated poverty in New Orleans 10 years after Katrina
Economic Security & Mobility Concentrated poverty in New Orleans 10 years after Katrina

Alan Berube, Natalie Holmes

August 27, 2015

Where the rich get richer, the poor often don’t
Economic Security & Mobility Where the rich get richer, the poor often don’t

Alan Berube

March 26, 2015

The growing distance between people and jobs in metropolitan America
Economic Security & Mobility The growing distance between people and jobs in metropolitan America

Elizabeth Kneebone, Natalie Holmes

March 24, 2015

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