Targeting jobs to neighborhoods is poor policy - we have better options
Targeting jobs to neighborhoods is poor policy - we have better options
- January 27, 2021
- David Neumark, economics, Forbes, Jan. 27, 2021 (Contributor)
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In an excellent debate/discussion with economist David Neumark, Bartik puts it succinctly: “Neighborhoods are not labor markets.” After all, most of us don’t work where we live. The pandemic has increased work at home for some affluent people, but after widespread vaccination, many of them will go back to the office.
For the full story, please visit https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardmcgahey/2021/01/26/targeting-jobs-to-neighborhoods-is-poor-policy-we-have-better-options/.
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