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Racial differences in residential and job mobility: evidence concerning the spatial mismatch hypothesis

Article Abstract:

A model combining residential and job mobility was used in the analysis of the relationship between housing and employment opportunities to test the spatial mismatch hypothesis. Results reveal an interrelationship between residential and job mobility even though these two may be a matter of choice. Further, a racial variable figures in this relationship. Spatial factors were found to be a significant determinant in mobility decisions particularly with job decentralization. As more and more employment opportunities are created in the suburban areas, inner city black minority groups lose the opportunity to become gainfully employed. The lack of access to these new job markets may be due to discrimination in housing or a differential access to information.

Analysis, Employment discrimination, Housing discrimination

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Black residential centralization and the spatial mismatch hypothesis

Article Abstract:

Employment status as a function of residential centralization is modeled, showing intercity variations in black residential patterns effects blacks' access to jobs. A review of existing spatial mismatch literature is included.

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A note on the determinants of residential succession

Article Abstract:

An evaluation of paper by J. Brueckner dealing with neighborhood succession from high to low-income occupancy.

Research, Brueckner, J.

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