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The stability of mixed income neighborhoods in America
Krupka, Douglas J. (contributor) - 2008
segregation predicted by the models (and embodied in the context of race), Americans live in economically diverse neighborhoods … segregation: income mixing appears to be unstable, although the adjustment process is slow. This work is of especial importance … ; neighborhood dynamics ; neighborhood change ; sorting ; segregation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003679394
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Socio-spatial mobility in British society
Clark, William A. V.; Ham, Maarten van; Coulter, Rory - 2011
The research reported in this paper examines the nature and extent of socio-spatial mobility in the United Kingdom. In contrast with previous studies, we do not only investigate who moves out of deprived neighbourhoods, but our models cover the entire spectrum of neighbourhoods and provide a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009310767
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The transmission of women's fertility, human capital and work orientation across immigrant generations
Blau, Francine D.; Kahn, Lawrence M.; Liu, Albert Yung-hsu - 2008
Using 1995 - 2006 Current Population Survey and 1970 - 2000 Census data, we study the intergenerational transmission of fertility, human capital and work orientation of immigrants to their US-born children. We find that second-generation women's fertility and labor supply are significantly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003759915
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Productivity growth and the Phillips curve : a reassessment of the US experience
Karanassou, Marika; Sala, Hector - 2009
In this paper we analyse a new Phillips curve (NPC) model and demonstrate that (i) frictional growth, i.e. the interplay of wage-staggering and money growth, generates a nonvertical NPC in the long-run, and (ii) the Phillips curve (PC) shifts with productivity growth. On this basis we estimate a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003879334
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What drives US immigration policy? : evidence from congressional roll call votes
Facchini, Giovanni; Steinhardt, Max Friedrich - 2011
Immigration is one of the most hotly debated policy issues in the United States today. Despite marked divergence of opinions within political parties, several important immigration reforms were introduced in the post 1965 era. The purpose of this paper is to systematically analyze the drivers of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009234008
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Cultural diversity : a matter of measurement
Nijkamp, Peter; Poot, Jacques - 2015
measuring spatial dependence, particularly in the form of segregation or clusters. We conclude that there will be in the future …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010470405
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Ethnic differences in realising desires to leave the neighbourhood
Boschman, Sanne; Kleinhans, Reinout; Ham, Maarten van - 2014
Selective mobility into and out of neighbourhoods is one of the driving forces of segregation. Empirical research has … neighbourhoods but is unable to do so will contribute to a better understanding of the drivers of segregation, especially in the … context of the debate on voluntary segregation versus segregation due to a lack of choice. We find that ethnic minority groups …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010408999
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Urban spatial structure, employment and social ties : European versus American cities
Picard, Pierre M.; Zenou, Yves - 2015
We develop a model where workers both choose their residential location (geographical space) and their social interactions (social space). In equilibrium, we show under which condition some individuals reside close to the job center while others live far away from it. Even though the two...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011294096
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Geographies of socio-economic inequality
Ham, Maarten van; Manley, David; Tammaru, Tiit - 2022
presentation of the vicious circle of the segregation model and suggest some ways in which this vicious circle of spatial … inequality and segregation can be broken. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013170243
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Legalization and long-term outcomes of immigrant workers
Deiana, Claudio; Giua, Ludovica; Nisticò, Roberto - 2022
formal sector a decade later, are subject to more severe ethnic segregation on the job and display less linguistic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013171785