This survey reviews the current state of the economic literature, assessing the impact of
transport investments and policies on growth, inclusion, and sustainability in a developing …

An increasing body of public health literature links patterns of racial/ethnic residential
segregation to health status and health disparities. Despite substantial new empirical work …

Place-based policies commonly target underperforming areas, such as deteriorating
downtown business districts and disadvantaged regions. Principal examples include …

We use a novel research design to empirically detect the effect of social interactions on labor
market outcomes. Using Census data on residential and employment locations, we examine …

The spatial mismatch hypothesis (SMH) argues that low-skilled minorities residing in US
inner cities experience poor labour market outcomes because they are disconnected from …

Residential segregation by jurisdiction generates disparities in public services and
education. The distinctive American pattern—in which blacks live in cities and whites in …

Individual activity patterns are influenced by a wide variety of factors. The more important
ones include socioeconomic status (SES) and urban spatial structure. While most previous …

The use of social networks and personal referrals in the labor market is very widespread.
Both firms and workers may find it beneficial to use these informal channels to produce …

This chapter examines the causes and consequences of black-white residential segregation
in the United States. Segregation can arise through black self-segregation, collective action …

We study the impact of job proximity on individual employment and earnings. The analysis
exploits a Swedish refugee dispersal policy to obtain exogenous variation in individual …