Spatial mismatch between homes and jobs within a city can create unemployment despite
the presence of unfilled jobs. This is especially problematic among young people who have …

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 …

Many studies have documented the linkage between public transportation and economic
outcomes, though there is relatively little empirical evidence on the consequences of losing …

This article compares the impacts of spatial mismatch (the geographic separation of workers
and jobs) and transportation mismatch (the lack of access to a private automobile) on …

The theory of spatial mismatch states that the physical separation of people from their
employment contributes to persistent unemployment and poverty. Although early research …

The impact of public transit on employment status of individuals is analyzed. The role of
public transportation in employment appears in two policy debates regarding the spatial …

This article examines whether access to public transportation plays a significant role in
determining the spatial distribution of poverty in a metropolitan area. Our empirical strategy …

Spatial inequality is a central characteristic of US metropolitan areas. Overcoming related
employment disadvantages requires a broad set of responses: relocation, economic …

This paper examines the access that neighborhoods have to jobs via public transit, if it
varies by race/ethnicity, and what difference it makes in terms of socioeconomic outcomes …

LONGER VIEW home and into wage work. Though inadequate access to employment
clearly contributes to unstable work histories, poverty, and dependency on programs like Aid …