Saturday, November 2 / 8:00 AM - 9:45 AM Dockside 4

Session 137
New Data on the New Deal

Chair: Jacob W. Faber, New York University (NYU)
Discussant: Wenfei Xu, Cornell University

1. House of Cards: Digitizing the rise of the American homeownership societyKatherine Thomas, NYU; Thomas Storrs, University of Virginia; Wenfei Xu, Cornell University; Jacob W. Faber, New York University (NYU).

2. Blocking Progress: Recovery of Rediscovered FHA MapsThomas Storrs, University of Virginia; Katherine Thomas, NYU; Wenfei Xu, Cornell University; Jacob W. Faber, New York University (NYU).

3. The distribution of federally insured mortgages in Charlotte, NC: evidence from municipal land recordsOmer Ali, University of Pittsburgh; Randall Walsh, University of Pittsburgh; Andreas Ferrara, University of Pittsburgh; Jonathan Rose, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

4. Challenging Assumptions: Race for HOLC Loans, 1933-1940Price Fishback, University of Arizona; Jessica LaVoice, Bowdoin College; Thomas Storrs, University of Virginia; Randall Walsh, University of Pittsburgh.

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