Urban labor markets are characterized by the spatial proximity of households and businesses, which offers firms and … workers. This paper describes the current conditions of urban labor markets and outlines a national urban policy agenda that … addresses these concerns by taking into account cities' spatial dimension. The paper argues that a national urban labor policy …

Anti-poverty policy in the U.S. has emphasized labor supply policies, such as welfare reform or job training. Anti …-poverty policy in the U.S. has not emphasized policies to increase labor demand for the poor, such as public employment or … different groups? This paper estimates and simulates a model with several types of labor, using data from the Current Population …