@article{ref1,
title="Does accessibility matter? Understanding the effect of job accessibility on labour market outcomes",
journal="Urban studies",
year="2018",
author="Jin, Jangik and Paulsen, Kurt",
volume="55",
number="1",
pages="91-115",
abstract="In this study, we examine the effect of access to employment opportunities on labour market outcomes, especially focusing on unemployment rates and household income in the Chicago metropolitan area during 2000-2010. Using accessibility measures derived from detailed employment data, we calculate job accessibility by race and income. In order to deal with the endogeneity problem, we employ instrumental variables with a generalised spatial two-stage least square (GS2SLS) model with fixed-effects. Our findings suggest that job accessibility plays a significant role in explaining unemployment rates and household income. Consistent with Kain's spatial mismatch hypothesis, increases in job accessibility for African Americans lead to decreases in unemployment. <br><br>RESULTS also show that increased job accessibility for low-income households not only reduce unemployment but also improve household income.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0042-0980",
doi="10.1177/0042098016684099",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0042098016684099"
}