Do Labor Market Networks Have an Important Spatial Dimension

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Spatial Foundations of Inequality: A Conceptual Model and Empirical Overview (2017, background): “…jobs is shown to be less important than the prevalence of jobs held by other blacks, suggesting that discrimination and employment networks may be more relevant than the raw presence of jobs in explaining racial gaps in employment (see also Hellerstein, Kutzbach, and Neumark 2014; Waldinger 1996).”
How Close Is Close? The Spatial Reach of Agglomeration Economies (2020, methodology): “Moreover, and also using matched employer-employee data, Hellerstein et al (2014) show that job turnover and wages vary with social connections within a residential neighborhood in ways that support the idea that increased neighborhood connectedness enhances worker productivity.”