Upjohn Author ORCID Identifier
Series
Upjohn Institute Working Paper No. 95-32
**Published Version**
In National Urban Policy: Problems and Prospects, Harold L. Wolman and Elizabeth J. Agius, eds. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1996, pp. 52-73
DOI
10.17848/wp95-32
Issue Date
June 1994
Abstract
Urban labor markets are characterized by the spatial proximity of households and businesses, which offers firms and workers advantages that lead to more efficient markets, enhanced productivity, and greater economic success. Nevertheless, the nation's city, while generating a large proportion of the nation's wealth, houses much of the nation's economic disadvantaged workers. This paper describes the current conditions of urban labor markets and outlines a national urban policy agenda that addresses these concerns by taking into account cities' spatial dimension. The paper argues that a national urban labor policy should emphasize the effects of physical and informational proximity on growth, the benefits of efficient urban markets, and the importance of the access of workers to urban labor markers. These characteristics distinguish a national urban policy from simply a national policy targeted at people who happen to live in cities.
Subject Areas
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; Local labor markets; Regional policy and planning; Urban issues
Get in Touch With The Expert
Want to arrange to discuss this work with the author(s)? Contact our .
Citation
Eberts, Randall W. 1995. "Urban Labor Markets." Upjohn Institute Working Paper No. 95-32. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. https://doi.org/10.17848/wp95-32