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Erscheinungsjahr: 
2012
Schriftenreihe/Nr.: 
CReAM Discussion Paper Series No. 02/12
Verlag: 
Centre for Research & Analysis of Migration (CReAM), Department of Economics, University College London, London
Zusammenfassung: 
This paper explores the relationship between residential proximity of individuals from the same ethnic group and the probability of finding a job through social networks, relative to other search methods. Using individual-level data from the UK Labour Force survey and spatial statistics techniques, we find that (i) the higher is the percentage of a given ethnic group living nearby, the higher is the probability of finding a job through social contacts; (ii) this effect decays very rapidly with distance. The magnitude, statistical significance and spatial decay of such an effect differ depending on the ethnic group considered. We provide an interpretation of our findings using the network model of Calvó-Armengol and Jackson (2004).
Schlagwörter: 
Ethnic minorities
population density
social interactions
weak and strong ties
spatial statistics
JEL: 
A14
C21
J15
R12
R23
Dokumentart: 
Working Paper

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