We study the impact of job proximity on individual employment and earnings. The analysis
exploits a Swedish refugee dispersal policy to obtain exogenous variation in individual …

Problem, research strategy, and findings In many US metropolitan areas housing costs have
skyrocketed in recent years relative to average incomes. A worsening shortage of affordable …

This paper empirically examines the impact of entry by Wal-Mart on competition in the
supermarket industry. Using a detailed panel dataset spanning 1994–2006, we estimate the …

This study examines the impact of school closures on the sociospatial distribution of
equitable access to schooling following the school closure policy pursued by the Chicago …

Nonrandom selection into police encounters typically complicates evaluations of law
enforcement discrimination. This study overcomes selection concerns by examining …

Problem, research strategy, and findings: Kain's Spatial Mismatch Hypothesis (SMH)
suggests that disadvantaged groups who reside in inner-city neighborhoods have low …

I examine the introduction of an online shop** service by a large supermarket chain also
operating a network of brick‐and‐mortar stores. The establishment of the Internet channel …

Enhancing the utility of public transportation through easy and equitable access has become
one of the focal points in the pursuit of social justice goals. This study aims to provide a …

Numerous studies have demonstrated the detrimental influence of residential segregation
on poor inner-city residents. This study examines the impact of residential segregation on …

Researchers argue that transportation expenditures impose a heavy burden on low-income
households, many of whom experience difficulty managing their travel costs. However …