Black applicants, black employees, and urban labor market policy

Article Abstract:

This article examines applications by blacks for different kinds of employment in urban areas and the extent to which they are hired. Results show that lower-educated blacks applied less frequently in suburban areas than in urban areas due to lack of information and high costs; they are also less likely to be hired in suburban establishments.

Labor market, Labor policy, Blacks

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Are suburban firms more likely to discriminate against African-Americans?

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This article evaluates the experiences of African-Americans with employment discrimination in the suburbs compared to the central city. Results show that whether whites or blacks are in charge of hiring, fewer African-Americans are employed in the suburbs; however black firms are more likely to hire blacks regardless of location.

Economic aspects, African Americans, Suburbs, Employment discrimination

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Externalities, indivisibilty, nonreplicability, and agglomeration

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This article discusses the impact of external economies of scale and diseconomies on urban size. Results show that city size is not only caused by externalities alone but is also influenced by the prevention of the establishment of the right number of cities by indivisibility and nonreplicability.

Urban economics, Metropolitan areas, Economies of scale

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