Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/58616 
Year of Publication: 
2011
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 6040
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Using a unique dataset for Germany that links individual longitudinal data from the GSOEP to regional data from the federal employment agency and data of real estate prices, we evaluate the impact of neighborhood unemployment on individual employment prospects. The panel setup and richness of the data allows us to overcome some of the identification problems which are present in this strand of literature. The empirical results indicate that there is a significant negative impact of neighborhood unemployment on the individual employment probability.
Subjects: 
social interactions
unemployment
neighborhood characteristics
JEL: 
J64
R23
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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