Neighbourhood Effects Studies on the Basis of European Micro Data.

Schmollers Jahrbuch, 128. Jg. (2008), Heft 1.

Edited by C. Katharina Spiess Edited by Simon Burgess Edited by Hartmut Häussermann

Book cover: Neighbourhood Effects Studies on the Basis of European Micro Data.

Extent: 190 pages

Publisher: Duncker & Humblot

Subjects: Religious Studies

Series: Schmollers Jahrbuch. Journal of Contextual Economics

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(March 2008)

ISBN: 9783428127610

6.18 x 9.17 inches

Price: $70.00

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This special issue contains a selection of papers
presented at the conference on “Neighbourhood Effects Studies on the Basis of
European Micro-data” which took place in Berlin in spring 2007. It was the aim of
this conference to bring together prominent European researchers on neighbourhood
effects and to encourage further analysis of the existing European data by looking at
research from different countries and different academic disciplines.

The contributions deal with methodological issues and data problems, and each of them
focuses on a particular research question dealing with the neighbourhood context. The
papers presented illustrate both the current problems and the rich future potential
of neighbourhood studies. Galster reflects on the diverse problems in identifying
causal relationships that have been pointed out in previous research. Other papers
acknowledge the same issues and grapple with their implications. The conference also
revealed that throughout Europe exciting new datasets are becoming available with
neighbourhood identifiers and characteristics. The papers cover a broad range of
topics aside from neighbourhood effects, ranging from ethnic segregation, to child
poverty and health-related issues.

Articles for download: www.gbi.de or www.atypon-link.com

Inhalt: G. G. Wagner / J. Wagner, Editorial - C. K.
Spiess / S. Burgess / H. Häussermann, Introduction: "Neighbourhood Effects Studies on
the Basis of European Micro-data" - G. C. Galster, Quantifying the Effect of
Neighbourhood on Individuals: Challenges, Alternative Approaches, and Promising
Directions - R. Andersson, Neighbourhood Effects and the Welfare State. Towards a
European Research Agenda? - J. Friedrichs, Which Progress for Poverty Studies can we
expect from new large Data Sources? - G. Knies / S. Burgess / C. Propper, Keeping up
with the Schmidt's. An Empirical Test of Relative Deprivation Theory in the
Neighbourhood Context - M. Stafford / A. Sacker / A. Ellaway / S. Cummins / D.
Wiggins / S. Macintyre, Neighbourhood Effects on Health: A Structural Equation
Modelling Approach - D. Biterman / B. Gustafsson / T. Österberg, Economic and Ethnic
Polarisation among Children in Sweden's Three Metropolitan Areas - W. van der Laan
Bouma-Doff, Concentrating on Participation: Ethnic Concentration and Labour Market
Participation of Four Ethnic Groups - A. I. Drever, Germans in Germany's Ethnic
Neighborhoods

  • Edited by C. Katharina Spiess
  • Edited by Simon Burgess
  • Edited by Hartmut Häussermann