City structure, job search and labour discrimination: Theory and policy implications

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Selod, Harris; Zenou, Yves
• 署名单位: University of Maine System; University of Maine Orono
• 刊物名称: ECONOMIC JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0013-0133
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2006.01123.x
• 发表日期: 2006
• 页码: 1057-1087
• 关键词: spatial mismatch hypothesis; social networks; housing segregation; EMPLOYMENT; MARKET; unemployment; outcomes; white

摘要

We consider a search-matching model in which black workers are discriminated against and the job arrival rates of all workers depend on social networks as well as distance to jobs. Location choices are mainly driven by racial preferences. There are multiple equilibria and we show that all workers are in general better off in the equilibrium where blacks are close to jobs. We also show that, in cities where black workers reside far away from jobs, the optimal policy is to impose higher quotas or employment subsidies than in cities where they live close to jobs.