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Title: Racial/ethnic differences in job accessibility effects: Explaining employment and commutes in the Los Angeles region

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2019.09.007

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Abstract: The lack of spatial access to job opportunities is considered one major barrier that explains low employment rates and long commutes of racial/ethnic minorities, particularly in the U.S. But it is unclear whether the job accessibility effects vary by race/ethnicity. This research fills this gap. Results based on the Los Angeles region reveal complicated relationships: job accessibility has similarly insignificant effects on the employment probability of white and black job seekers, while the effects on Hispanics and Asians are plausible and significant in low- and medium-education groups. High job accessibility by transit mode reduces commute distance for all racial/ethnic groups, but job accessibility by automobile does not. Therefore, policies that aim to improve economic prospects or to reduce commutes and related externalities need to be both place-sensitive, e.g., improving transit services to employment clusters, and race/ethnicity-sensitive, e.g., considering transportation needs of low- and medium-education Hispanic and Asian workers.

Url: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1361920919307291

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Authors: Hu, Lingquian

Periodical (Full): Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

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Volume: 76

Pages: 56-71

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Education, Population Data Science, Population Mobility and Spatial Demography, Race and Ethnicity

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