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The Impact of Spatial Mismatch on Female Labor Force Participation

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  • Mark A. Thompson

    (Marshall University)

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John Kain hypothesized that housing discrimination, coupled with the suburbanization of low-skill jobs, has contributed to the poor economic status of minority central-city residents by creating a spatial mismatch between where poor central-city residents reside and the location of low-skill jobs. Four recent reviews of the spatial mismatch literature indicate that there is support for the hypothesis. Although a large amount of research on the spatial mismatch hypothesis has been conducted, the impact of spatial mismatch on women has been largely ignored. This study explores the impact of spatial mismatch on the labor force participation of White, Black, and Hispanic women using the 1990 Public Use Microdata Sample. The results suggest that spatial mismatch has an impact on laborforce participation of women regardless of race and that racial disparities in labor force participation rates are partially explained by a higher degree of mismatch faced by minority women.

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  • Mark A. Thompson, 1997. "The Impact of Spatial Mismatch on Female Labor Force Participation," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 11(2), pages 138-145, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ecdequ:v:11:y:1997:i:2:p:138-145
    DOI: 10.1177/089124249701100203
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    1. Vides de Andrade, Ana Regina & Lardé de Palomo, Anabella & Calderón Martínez, Lissette, 2002. "Geographical Exclusion in Rural Areas of El Salvador: Its Impact on Labor Market Outcomes," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 3275, Inter-American Development Bank.
    2. Lingqian Hu, 2017. "Job accessibility and employment outcomes: which income groups benefit the most?," Transportation, Springer, vol. 44(6), pages 1421-1443, November.
    3. Xiang Zhou & Xiaohong Chen & Tianran Zhang, 2016. "Impact of Megacity Jobs-Housing Spatial Mismatch on Commuting Behaviors: A Case Study on Central Districts of Shanghai, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 8(2), pages 1-22, January.
    4. Judith K. Hellerstein & Melissa Mcinerney & David Neumark, 2010. "Spatial Mismatch, Immigrant Networks, and Hispanic Employment in the United States," Annals of Economics and Statistics, GENES, issue 99-100, pages 141-167.
    5. Yusuf Sofiyandi1, 2018. "The Effect of Residential Location and Housing Unit Characteristics on Labor Force Participation of Childbearing Women in Indonesia: Using Twin Births As A Quasi-Natural Experiment," LPEM FEBUI Working Papers 201822, LPEM, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia, revised Jul 2018.

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