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Putting Automobile Debt on the Map: Race and the Geography of Automobile Debt in California

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  • Blumenberg, Evelyn
  • Speroni, Samuel
  • Siddiq, Fariba
  • Wasserman, Jacob L.

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Most U.S. metropolitan areas developed alongside the automobile, producing neighborhoods of relatively low density. Consequently, access to opportunities in these neighborhoods is predicated on having an automobile, yet many households do not have the resources to purchase one outright, relying on automobile loans to spread out the purchase price. While automobile loans can enable automobile ownership, they also significantly increase the vehicle purchase price, particularly for non-white consumers subject to discriminatory lending practices.

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  • Blumenberg, Evelyn & Speroni, Samuel & Siddiq, Fariba & Wasserman, Jacob L., 2024. "Putting Automobile Debt on the Map: Race and the Geography of Automobile Debt in California," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 190(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:transa:v:190:y:2024:i:c:s0965856424002787
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2024.104230
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