Type of Document Dissertation Author Anil, Bulent Author's Email Address prcbax@langate.gsu.edu URN etd-11292007-111956 Title The Persistence of Spatial Mismatch: The Determinants of Moving Decision Among Low-Income Households Degree Ph.D. Department Economics (Policy Studies) Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Dr. David L. Sjoquist Committee Chair Dr. Charles L. Jaret Committee Member Dr. Erdal Tekin Committee Member Dr. Geoffrey K. Turnbull Committee Member Keywords
- irreversibility
- job search
- residential mobility
- geographical mobility
- social capital
- neighborhood attachment
Date of Defense 2007-10-08 Availability unrestricted Abstract This dissertation aims to investigate alternative explanations for the adjustment of low-incomeinner-city minorities to residential locations. Particularly, this study searches for
an answer to find the reason why low-income inner-city minorities do not move to
residential locations with more job opportunities (suburbs). Much of the basis for the
analysis in this dissertation derives from the irreversible investment theory under the
assumption that moving can be considered as an irreversible investment. First, this study
formulates a search model in which individuals simultaneously search for jobs and
residential locations in two places: suburb and inner-city. Second, by employing The
Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) and Geocode files, this study attempts to
address how social capital plays a role in households’ moving decisions under the
irreversibility assumption. This study presents evidence that the social capital has a
negative causal effect on moving decision, that is, the high levels of social capital reduce
the probability of moving.
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