Housing costs became much more unequal across U.S. metros.

The 2009 distribution is wider and more right-skewed than the 1964 distribution.

FROM THE PAPERFigure 4 · Spatial distribution of housing costs

Source: Hsieh & Moretti (2019) · Figure 4; PDF p. 17

Keep in mind: The distribution is descriptive; the paper's welfare and productivity results come from a separate spatial model.

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The 2009 distribution is wider and more right-skewed than the 1964 distribution.

Source: Hsieh & Moretti (2019)
Figure: Figure 4 · Spatial distribution of housing costs · Figure 4; PDF p. 17
Keep in mind: The distribution is descriptive; the paper's welfare and productivity results come from a separate spatial model.

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