City structure, job search and labour discrimination: Theory and policy implications

Economic Journal

Volumn 116, Issue 514, 2006, Pages 1057-1087

  Selod, Harris ^a   Zenou, Yves ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS IFN   (Sweden)

^b CREST   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JOB SEARCH; JOURNEY TO WORK; LOCATION DECISION; RACIAL DISPARITY; RECRUITMENT; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; URBAN AREA;

EID: 33751064530     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2006.01123.x     Document Type: Article

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