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Spatial Mismatch Theory

Spatial Mismatch Theory is a theoretical construct in urban economics and sociology that explains the disproportionate concentration of poverty among spatially segregated low-skilled workers by identifying the geographic separation between residential neighborhoods of minority or disadvantaged populations and the locations of available employment opportunities as a critical barrier to labor market integration.

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334

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225

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2017–2026

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202

The Spatial Mismatch Hypothesis: Three Decades Later

John F. Kain · Housing Policy Debate · 1992 · 746 citations

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The Spatial Mismatch Hypothesis: What Has the Evidence Shown?

Harry J. Holzer · Urban Studies · 1991 · 591 citations

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Spatial Mismatch or Automobile Mismatch? An Examination of Race, Residence and Commuting in US Metropolitan Areas

Brian D. Taylor, Paul Ong · Urban Studies · 1995 · 354 citations

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The Connection Between Public Transit and Employment

Thomas W. Sanchez · Journal of the American Planning Association · 1999 · 305 citations

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The Spatial Mismatch Hypothesis and Black Youth Joblessness: Evidence from the San Francisco Bay Area

Steven Raphael · Journal of Urban Economics · 1998 · 237 citations

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Authors

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  1. YZ
    Yves Zénou

    Stockholm University, Sweden

    9 publications · 430 citations

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  2. MA
    Michael A. Stoll

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    8 publications · 532 citations

    8

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  3. RW
    Richard W. Martin

    Michigan State University, United States

    6 publications · 262 citations

    6

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  4. LG
    Laurent Gobillon

    Institut national d'études démographiques, France

    5 publications · 88 citations

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  5. EB
    Evelyn Blumenberg

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    5 publications · 492 citations

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Institutions

225

  1. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    13 h-index

    15 publications

    1.7K citations

  2. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    671 citations

  3. Stockholm University

    Stockholm, Sweden

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    175 citations

  4. IZA - Institute of Labor Economics

    Bonn, Germany

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    159 citations

  5. Research Institute of Industrial Economics

    Stockholm, Sweden

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    161 citations

  6. United States Census Bureau

    Suitland, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    639 citations

  7. Centre for Economic Policy Research

    London, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    131 citations

  8. University of Connecticut

    Storrs, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    207 citations

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Venues

  1. Urban Studies

    25 publications · 2.7K citations

    23

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  2. Journal of Urban Economics

    12 publications · 1.2K citations

    12

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  3. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 8 publications · 159 citations

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  5. Journal of Urban Affairs

    5 publications · 173 citations

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