Residential Segregation and Unemployment: The Case of Brussels

This paper investigates the causal effects of the spatial organisation of Brussels on unemployment propensities. Using census data at the individual level, the unemployment probability of young adults is estimated while taking into account personal, household and neighbourhood characteristics. The e...

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Published in:Urban studies (Edinburgh, Scotland) Scotland), 2008-01, Vol.45 (1), p.89-113
Main Authors: Dujardin, Claire, Selod, Harris, Thomas, Isabelle
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Belgium
Bias
Brussels, Belgium
Census
Censuses
Cities
Economics and Finance
Employment
Ethnic minorities
Humanities and Social Sciences
Labor markets
Neighborhoods
Parents
Parents & parenting
Public Space
Residence
Residential areas
Residential location
Residential Segregation
Segregation
Sensitivity analysis
Social stratification
Spatial analysis
Suburban areas
Unemployed people
Unemployment
Unemployment rates
Urban Areas
Urban economics
Urban studies
Young adults
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Summary:This paper investigates the causal effects of the spatial organisation of Brussels on unemployment propensities. Using census data at the individual level, the unemployment probability of young adults is estimated while taking into account personal, household and neighbourhood characteristics. The endogeneity of residential locations is solved by restricting the sample to young adults residing with their parents; the potential remaining bias is evaluated by conducting a sensitivity analysis. The results suggest that the neighbourhood of residence significantly increases a youngster's probability of being unemployed, a result which is quite robust to the presence of both observed and unobserved parental covariates.
ISSN:0042-0980
1360-063X
DOI:10.1177/0042098007085103