A common claim in the economic, geographic, and sociological literatures on labor markets
is that space “matters” for labor market outcomes. We review three distinct literatures that …

This paper is a critical review of Robert Putnam's influential analysis of social capital in
America: Bowling Alone. The review argues that Bowling Alone reflects many of the …

The last decade witnessed the growth of the rate of unemployment in China. Being a
vulnerable group, the employed faced social disadvantages as the consequences of …

Within the past several years, a considerable body of research on social capital has
emerged in public health. Although offering the potential for new insights into how …

We present a conceptual framework for metropolitan opportunity and a model of individual
decision making about issues affecting youth's future socioeco‐nomic status. Decision …

Moving to Opportunity tackles one of America's most enduring dilemmas: the great,
unresolved question of how to overcome persistent ghetto poverty. Launched in 1994, the …

Urban theorists have tried for decades to define exactly what a neighborhood is. But behind
that daunting existential question lies a much murkier problem: never mind how you define …

'Employability'is increasingly being seen as necessary for individuals to ensure continuous
life-time employment in the face of decreasing job security offered by firms (Hillage and …

Expanding employment opportunities for citizens has become an increasingly central goal of
public policy in the United States. Prior work has considered that the inability of households …

Thorough and authoritative, Regional and Urban Economics and Economic Development:
Theory and Methods provides students with a sound approach to analyzing the economic …