Spatial Mismatch outside of Large Urban Areas: An Analysis of Welfare Recipients in Fresno County, California

Blumenberg, Evelyn; Shiki, Kimiko

doi:10.1068/c10r

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“…The result is a form of spatial mismatch in nonmetropolitan areas (Blumenberg and Shiki, 2004) akin to urban spatial mismatch, in which there are problems of geographic accessibility to best‐matching jobs for low‐income households. The two cases differ because the discrimination in hiring and housing, which underlie urban spatial mismatch, are likely less prevalent in rural areas.…”

Section: Poverty and Distance From Metropolitan Areasmentioning

confidence: 99%

Distance From Urban Agglomeration Economies and Rural Poverty*

Partridge¹,

Rickman²

2008

Journal of Regional Science

114

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Despite strong national economic growth and significant poverty reduction during the late 1990s, high poverty persisted in remote rural areas. This study uses a geographical information system county database to examine the nexus between rural U.S. poverty and remoteness. We find that poverty rates increase with greater rural distances from successively larger metropolitan areas (MAs). We explain this outcome as arising from the attenuation of urban agglomeration effects at greater distances and incomplete commuting and migration responses to lower labor demand in rural areas. One implication is that remote areas may particularly experience greater reductions in poverty from place-based economic development policies. Copyright (c) Blackwell Publishing, Inc. 2008

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Section: Poverty and Distance From Metropolitan Areasmentioning

confidence: 99%

Distance From Urban Agglomeration Economies and Rural Poverty*

Partridge¹,

Rickman²

2008

Journal of Regional Science

114

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“…Increased poverty in central cities, despite job growth almost equal to the national average, is surprising. Yet, job inaccessibility may be more problematic in larger MAs (Bartik 2001; Weinberg 2004), which may also extend to their exurban areas (Blumenberg and Shiki 2004). This also contradicts rural poverty studies where accessibility to larger urban areas is viewed as a net positive factor (Fisher 2005; Partridge and Rickman 2006; Weber et al.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Does a Rising Tide Lift All Metropolitan Boats? Assessing Poverty Dynamics by Metropolitan Size and County Type

Partridge¹,

Rickman²

2008

Growth and Change

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This paper examines the relationship between U.S. metropolitan county employment growth and poverty. Differential job growth-poverty linkages are found across metropolitan size and type of county. Own-county employment growth significantly reduces central-county poverty in large metropolitan areas relative to suburban county poverty. Compared with larger metropolitan areas, broader metropolitan-wide job growth has more poverty reducing benefits in medium and smaller metropolitan areas, suggesting fewer metropolitan-wide job-accessibility constraints. The results suggest that targeted place-based efforts to spur job growth may help reduce poverty. Copyright (c) 2008 Blackwell Publishing.

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“…Such frictions may create a mismatch between where the jobs are being created (say in the suburbs) versus where the poor families reside (say in the central city) (Levernier et al 2000;Weinberg 2004). Likewise, access to jobs is also critical to the rural poor because job creation occurs disproportionately in larger urban areas, which may be difficult for the rural poor to access, especially if they lack adequate childcare and transportation (Blumenberg and Shiki 2004;Partridge and Rickman, forthcoming). In targeting the poor, place-based policy adherents argue that economic development policies should enhance local growth because of factors, such as peer effects, economic-role models, and knowledge spillovers (Fong and Shibuya 2003;Partridge and Rickman 2005;United Way of Greater Toronto 2004).…”

Section: Conceptual Model Of Local Povertymentioning

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Low‐Income Dynamics in Canadian Communities: A Place‐Based Approach

Chokie

Partridge

2008

Growth and Change

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Canadian poverty rates have persisted at disappointingly high levels despite almost 15 years of continuous economic growth. The problem is exacerbated by some communities and neighborhoods having exceedingly high poverty, including very high rates for vulnerable demographic groups, such as aboriginals and recent immigrants. We investigate low-income rates (poverty rates) for 2,400 Canadian "communities" over the 1981-2001 period. By focusing on communities, we fill a void in the related Canadian literature, which tends to focus on individuals, case studies, or more aggregate measures, such as provinces. Our approach allows us to assess the role of place-based policies. Particular attention is given to communities with differing shares of aboriginal Canadians and recent immigrants. One novel feature is our analysis of both "short-term" and "long-term" causes of differential community poverty rates. The results suggest that community low-income rates are more affected by initial economic conditions in the short term, with certain demographic factors becoming relatively more important in the long run. Copyright (c) 2008 Blackwell Publishing.

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Spatial Mismatch outside of Large Urban Areas: An Analysis of Welfare Recipients in Fresno County, California

Cited by 24 publications

References 38 publications

Distance From Urban Agglomeration Economies and Rural Poverty*

Distance From Urban Agglomeration Economies and Rural Poverty*

Does a Rising Tide Lift All Metropolitan Boats? Assessing Poverty Dynamics by Metropolitan Size and County Type

Low‐Income Dynamics in Canadian Communities: A Place‐Based Approach

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