Gibb, K., Osland, L. and Pryce, G. orcid.org/0000-0002-4380-0388 (2014) Describing Inequalities in Access to Employment and the Associated Geography of Wellbeing. Urban Studies, 51 (3). pp. 596-613. ISSN 0042-0980
Abstract
This paper addresses three questions. How unequal is access to urban employment and the wellbeing associated with it? What is the monetary value consumers place on access? How does the inequality of access correspond to the geographical pattern of unemployment? A novel approach is developed using the Osland and Pryce house price model to estimate the monetary value of access welfare (MVAW)—the wellbeing associated with living a given distance from employment, taking into account the negative externalities associated with centres of employment and the complexities that arise from the existence of multiple employment centres of varying size. It is found that: MVAW is considerably more unequal than house prices or income; MVAW contributes around 13 per cent of the average value of a house; and the spatial pattern of unemployment rates is highly inelastic with respect to both MVAW and employment, suggesting no evidence of a spatial mismatch.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2013 Urban Studies Journal Limited. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Urban Studies. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | spatial mismatch; employment access; house prices; inequality |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 19 Apr 2016 14:26 |
Last Modified: | 20 Mar 2018 20:33 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0042098013498283 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/0042098013498283 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:97048 |