This article reviews recent research about the spatial mismatch hypothesis from a range of
social science disciplines. Since 1990, researchers have tested the mismatch hypothesis in …

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Baltimore stands out in the popular imagination as the quintessential “inner city”—gritty, run …

The authors develop an explicitly sociological variant on human capital theory, emphasizing
that most human capital acquisition is a social product, not an individual investment …

Abstract Using American Community Survey data from 2001, 2005, and 2010, this paper
assesses the relationships between employment, race, and poverty for households headed …

Hiring‐halls, specializing in the placement of day‐laborers in temporary jobs, have in recent
years been proliferating along major transport arteries in Chicago's low‐income …

Serendipity, curiosity, and lived experience shaped my career as a social demographer and
my interests in social policy. I transitioned from the humanities to sociology and demography …

Using a life course framework, we examine Baltimore adolescents' paid work from ages 13
to 18 to describe (1) the start of the transition to adulthood;(2) how work interlaces with …

Jaysa1 moves from welfare to work, taking a day-care job at the nonprofit that hosted her
community-service job placement. Jaysa had become part of the close network of program …

This study contributes to the debates on both spatial mismatch and “social‐network”
mismatch by considering the independent effects of spatial and social accessibility on the …

The authors are affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania. Michael B. Katz is Walter H.
Annenberg Professor of History; Mark J. Stern is professor of social welfare and history; …