Ethnic networks and employment outcomes

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 938-949

  Patacchini, Eleonora ^a,b,c   Zenou, Yves ^c,d,e,f  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b EIEF ^*  (Italy)

^c CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS IFN   (Sweden)

^f GAINS   (France)

Author keywords

Ethnic minorities; Population density; Social interactions; Spatial statistics; Weak and strong ties

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; JOB SEARCH; LABOR SUPPLY; SOCIAL NETWORK;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84870237766     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2012.01.004     Document Type: Article

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