Housing Prices and the Skills Composition of Neighborhoods.

ABSTRACT: In the United States (US), low-income workers are being pushed away from city centers where the cost of living is high. The effects of such changes on labor mobility and housing price have been explored in the literature. However, few studies have focused on the occupations and specific skills that identify the most susceptible workers. For example, it has become increasingly challenging to fill the service sector jobs in the San Francisco (SF) Bay Area because appropriately skilled workers cannot afford the growing cost of living within commuting distance. With this example in mind, how does a neighborhood's skill composition change as a result of higher housing prices? Are there certain skill sets that are being pushed to the geographical periphery of a city despite their essentialness t

SUBMITTER: Althobaiti S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8200666 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature