Are contemporary metropolitan regions becoming more dispersed? There are theoretical arguments for both concentration and dispersal. The purpose of our research is to establish an empirical base that can help us understand the evolution of metropolitan spatial structure. Using data for the Los...

This paper examines the impact of living in ethnic enclaves in different parts of the metropolitan area on low-skilled Latino immigrants’ employment accessibility. It does so by comparing the employment status and commuting times of Latinos living in and out of ethnic neighborhoods in...

Currently the economics of agglomeration receives a great deal of research atten-tion, focusing on a variety of externalities to explain the evolution of cities. Muchof this research is ahistorical, with little attention paid to the cumulative history ofinvestment decisions that are manifested...

"The variation in default rates by region is quite substantial. Default rates in theNorthcentral states were about ve times as large as default rates in the Southeasternstates. These dierences reflect the credit rate risk associated with the real estatemarkets in each of the regions, the...

This paper presents an empirical study of the links between metropolitan spatial structure and economic growth. Consistent with an urban evolution hypothesis, the growth effects of employment dispersion were found to be dependent on metropolitan size. A metropolitan area with a more clustered...

Large racial differences in home ownership have been a source of considerable concernamong policymakers because homeownership choice may influence wealth accumulation, labormarket outcomes, and even children's educational outcomes. Racial differences in ownershiprates may be affected by...

Two significant trends have occurred in urban areas across the United States during the past decades: immigration and the decentralization of employment. While each trend has been investigated by research, the magnitude of spatial disparity between immigrant settlement patterns and employment...

Despite ongoing restructuring of the Chinese economy, barriers to labor mobility and attendantstratification of China’s labor markets remain significant. Those barriers serve to reduce the efficiency of labor market allocations and accordingly inhibit wage equilibration and productivity...