Title
The Persistence of Spatial Mismatch: The Determinants of Moving Decision Among Low-Income Households
Date of Award
1-13-2008
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Economics
First Advisor
Dr. David L. Sjoquist - Chair
Second Advisor
Dr. Geoffrey K. Turnbull
Third Advisor
Dr. Erdal Tekin
Fourth Advisor
Dr. Charles L. Jaret
Abstract
This dissertation aims to investigate alternative explanations for the adjustment of low-income inner-city minorities to residential locations. Particularly, this study searches for an answer to find the reason why low-income inner-city minorities do not move to residential locations with more job opportunities (suburbs). Much of the basis for the analysis in this dissertation derives from the irreversible investment theory under the assumption that moving can be considered as an irreversible investment. First, this study formulates a search model in which individuals simultaneously search for jobs and residential locations in two places: suburb and inner-city. Second, by employing The Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) and Geocode files, this study attempts to address how social capital plays a role in households’ moving decisions under the irreversibility assumption. This study presents evidence that the social capital has a negative causal effect on moving decision, that is, the high levels of social capital reduce the probability of moving.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/1061475
Recommended Citation
Anil, Bulent, "The Persistence of Spatial Mismatch: The Determinants of Moving Decision Among Low-Income Households." Dissertation, Georgia State University, 2008.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/1061475