Race, segregation, and postal employment: New evidence on spatial mismatch

Journal of Urban Economics

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-10

  Boustan, Leah Platt ^a,c   Margo, Robert A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 56449100656     PISSN: 00941190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jue.2008.08.002     Document Type: Article

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