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articles: Welfare reform and spatial matchingbetween clients and jobs

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  • Ashish Sen

    (Urban Transportation Center , University of Illinois at Chicago, 412 South Peoria Street, Suite 340 South, Chicago, IL 60607, USA)

  • Paul Metaxatos

    (Urban Transportation Center , University of Illinois at Chicago, 412 South Peoria Street, Suite 340 South, Chicago, IL 60607, USA)

  • Siim Sööt

    (Urban Transportation Center , University of Illinois at Chicago, 412 South Peoria Street, Suite 340 South, Chicago, IL 60607, USA)

  • Vonu Thakuriah

    (Urban Transportation Center , University of Illinois at Chicago, 412 South Peoria Street, Suite 340 South, Chicago, IL 60607, USA)

Abstract

The recent Welfare Reform Act requires several categories of public assistance recipients to transition to the work force. In most metropolitan areas public assistance clients reside great distances from areas of entry-level jobs. Any program designed to provide access to these jobs, for those previously on public aid, needs relevant transportation services when the job search process begins. Therefore it is essential that the latent demand for commuting among public aid clients be assessed in developing public transportation services. The location of entry-level jobs must also be known or, as in this article, estimated using numerous data sources. This article reports on such a demand estimation effort, focusing primarily on the use of Regional Science methods.

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  • Ashish Sen & Paul Metaxatos & Siim Sööt & Vonu Thakuriah, 1999. "articles: Welfare reform and spatial matchingbetween clients and jobs," Papers in Regional Science, Springer;Regional Science Association International, vol. 78(2), pages 195-211.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:presci:v:78:y:1999:i:2:p:195-211
    Note: Received: 5 January 1998
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    1. Martín-Barroso, David & Núñez-Serrano, Juan A. & Velázquez, Francisco J., 2017. "Firm heterogeneity and the accessibility of manufacturing firms to labour markets," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 60(C), pages 243-256.
    2. Tilahun, Nebiyou & Fan, Yingling, 2014. "Transit and job accessibility: an empirical study of access to competitive clusters and regional growth strategies for enhancing transit accessibility," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 33(C), pages 17-25.
    3. Xueming (Jimmy) Chen, 2018. "Review of the Transit Accessibility Concept: A Case Study of Richmond, Virginia," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(12), pages 1-19, December.

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    Keywords

    Welfare to work; travel demand; targeted service; entry-level job openings.;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • C12 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Hypothesis Testing: General
    • C13 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Estimation: General
    • C51 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Model Construction and Estimation
    • C52 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Model Evaluation, Validation, and Selection
    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being
    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
    • R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)
    • R53 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Public Facility Location Analysis; Public Investment and Capital Stock
    • R41 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Travel Time; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise

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