scholarly journals Job Search Channels, Neighborhood Effects and Wages Inequality in Developing Countries: The Colombian Case

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo Adolfo García Cruz ◽  
Catia Nicodemo
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Job Search ◽  
Neighborhood Effects

Job Information Networks, Neighborhood Effects, and Inequality

2004 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 1056-1093 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yannis M Ioannides ◽  
Linda Datcher Loury
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Job Search ◽  
Neighborhood Effects ◽  
Information Networks ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Job Information

This paper explores the theoretical and empirical literature to examine the use by different social groups of informal sources of information provided by friends, relatives, and acquaintances during job search and its consequences for the job market. It also addresses the role of network structure and size, the resource endowments of contacts, and nature of the links between contacts to explain differences in the effects of job information networks. In doing so, the paper also turns to the sociology literature on job information networks and provides an economic perspective on such sociological concepts as strong versus weak ties, inbreeding, distance from structural holes, etc. The paper distinguishes between models of exogenous job information networks, that is where individuals obtain job-related information through a given social structure, and endogenous job information networks, which are social networks that result from individuals' uncoordinated actions. The paper pays special attention to such issues as physical and social proximity and sharing of information and discusses them in the context of the recent social interactions and neighborhood effects literature. Finally, the paper outlines a model that integrates job information networks, where interactions occur in business cycle frequencies, with the dynamics of human capital formation, which include the joint effects of parental, community and neighborhood human capital, and are set in life cycle frequencies, for the purpose of organizing suggestions for future research and examining earned income inequality.

scholarly journals Economic Integration versus Social Avoidance: Assessing Neighborhood Relationships Between the Shanty Town of Calabar and its Surrounding Upper-class Gated Communities | Integração econômica vs evitamento social: analisando relações de bairro entre a favela de Calabar e os condomínios de elite circundantes

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Stephan Treuke
Keyword(s):  
Economic Integration ◽  
Job Search ◽  
Neighborhood Effects ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Dimension ◽  
Upper Class ◽  
Social Avoidance ◽  
The Social ◽  
Shanty Town ◽  
The Impact

This research assesses the impact of neighborhood effects on the well-being of thirty inhabitants in Calabar, a shanty-town set within an upper-class area of Salvador (Brazil). We adopted a threefold methodological framework in order to explore the material, social and symbolic dimensions of the neighborhood effects based on a set of interviews. With regard to  the material dimension, cross-class interactions via the employment nexus are fostered through geographic proximity; however social segmentation regarding access to schools, hospitals and leisure activities have reinforced the social hierarchies. In the social dimension, a high degree of cohesion and solidarity has entailed positive implications for the job search processes, access to resources and a strengthening of territorial identity. With the symbolic dimension, statistical discrimination has entailed deleterious effects on economic integration. In conclusion, the hypothesis of an opportunity-enriching environment should be subjected to careful scrutiny since the economic integration of the inhabitants neither bridges the social distances nor impedes place-based discrimination.

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