WRT 205 (Keeney): Tools

Developed by Dr. Amy K. Glasmeier at MIT

Creates “bare bones” family budgets that detail the minimum amount of income required by families to meet their basic needs without public or private assistance. Includes state reports and calculators.

Published by the Economic Policy Institute. Site includes data on family income, wages, jobs, unemployment, wealth, and poverty that allow for a clear, unbiased understanding of the economy’s effect on the living standards of working Americans. Includes downloadable data sets.

GeoFRED, a data mapping tool from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis allows researchers to create their own maps, graphs, charts, and tables using FRED economic data series.

Find information on public transit routes and cost