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Spatial and economic segregation : an analysis in terms of employment and education in urban spaces
Fanny Alivonsubject
Urban economicsSpatial segregationÉvaluation des politiques publiques[SHS.EDU] Humanities and Social Sciences/EducationAccès à l’emploiÉducationSégrégation spatialeEmployment access[SHS.ECO] Humanities and Social Sciences/Economics and FinanceÉconomie urbainePublic policy evaluationdescription
Cities are not homogeneous territories: some neighborhoods concentrate wealth while others face difficulties such as unemployment, poverty, exclusion or crime. These fractures are a consequence of urban segregation, i.e. socioeconomic inequalities spatial pattern. To that matter, this thesis addresses three objectives: (i) the characterization and explanation of segregated urban structures appearance, (ii) the link between segregation and labor market, and eventually (iii) the link between segregation and education. According to Urban Economics, the urban structure influences individual’s employment status through the distance to jobs. This hypothesis is tested via an empirical study on the Marseille urban area. The link between segregation and education is apprehended through the educational public policies evaluations. The effects of these policies are characterized through a critical literature review and an empirical study of the role of the “Politique de la Ville” on the junior high school student’s schooling in Ile-de-France. This approach highlights the effects of job distance, neighborhoods and peer effects on individual’s employment status. This approach also shows the “Politique de la Ville” positive effect on grade retention and the nuanced effect on schooling choices. Finally, this thesis provides an explication to the existence and form of the urban segregation in France.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-01 |