Mobilizing social capital: Which informal and formal supports affect employment outcomes for HOPE VI residents?

Nguyen, Mai Thi; Rohe, William M.; Frescoln, Kirstin; Webb, Michael D.; Donegan, Mary; Han, Hye Sung

doi:10.1080/02673037.2016.1140724

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“…references, advice, job information) are too limited to 'get ahead' (De Souza Briggs, 1998). Moreover, the negative association implies that neighbours may act as 'draining' ties, meaning that neighbours' appeals put strain on people's resources such as money, time, and energy, which in turn affects their ability to work consistently (Blokland & Noordhoff, 2008;Curley, 2008;Nguyen et al, 2016). We emphasize, however, that our measures did not include any potential negative aspects of neighbourhood ties.…”

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“…Less-well educated people who socialize with poor neighbours can get 'trapped' in neighbourhood networks, which block their potential social mobility. Such 'draining ties' exist when less-well educated people are asked to provide or reciprocate assistance, money, or time to others (Blokland & Noordhoff, 2008;Curley, 2008;Nguyen et al, 2016). These appeals can place strain on their already scarce resources, which in turn affects their ability to work.…”

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Neighbourhood ties and employment: a test of different hypotheses across neighbourhoods

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2018

Housing Studies

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This study examines to which extent neighbourhood ties relate to employment status for the less-well educated inhabitants of 71 neighbourhoods in the Dutch city of Rotterdam. Previous research has produced different expectations as to whether having contact with neighbours is either positively or negatively related to being employed and how this relation differs across neighbourhoods. Two waves from the Neighbourhood Profile survey (N ¼ 8507) were used, which included measures of the contact frequency with neighbours and their willingness to help. We find that for the less-well educated neighbourhood ties have a modest negative relation to employment. Moreover, this relation does not vary across neighbourhoods with different socioeconomic statuses, with the exception of part-time working men. Our research implies that neighbourhood ties in mixed neighbourhoods do not positively relate to employment for the less-well educated, thereby questioning policy assumptions about 'social mix'. Contributions to the field of neighbourhood studies are made by employing measures of the social networks mechanism and taking into account the conditionality of effects across neighbourhoods.

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Neighbourhood ties and employment: a test of different hypotheses across neighbourhoods

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“… 2 There appears to be, however, cross-site variation in outcomes depending on the efficacy of case management and supportive services provided (Nguyen et al, 2016a) and other contextual circumstances (Nguyen et al, 2016b). …”

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The effects of social housing regeneration schemes on employment: The case of the Glasgow Stock Transfer

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Regeneration is an internationally popular policy for improving distressed neighbourhoods dominated by large social housing developments. Stimulating employment is often touted as a secondary benefit, but this claim has rarely been evaluated convincingly. In 2003, Glasgow City Council transferred ownership of its entire social housing stock to the Glasgow Housing Association and over £4 billion was invested in physical repairs, social services and other regeneration activities. Using a linked census database of individuals (Scottish Longitudinal Study), we evaluate the causal effect of the Stock Transfer on employment in Glasgow through a quasi-experimental design that exploits idiosyncrasies and changes in Glasgow’s administrative boundaries. We find that the Stock Transfer had a positive effect on employment for Glasgow residents who were not living in transferred social housing stock. We establish that this effect was mainly accomplished through the local employment multiplier effect of capital spending rather than through any other programmatic elements of the Stock Transfer. Exploratory analysis shows heterogeneous effects: individuals who were over 21, female, living with dependent children and with less education were less likely to benefit from the intervention. We did not find significant subgroup effects by neighbourhood deprivation.

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The Social Support Buffering Effect in the Relationship Between Perceived Stress and Alcohol Use Among Brazilian Women

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Mobilizing social capital: Which informal and formal supports affect employment outcomes for HOPE VI residents?

Cited by 12 publications

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Neighbourhood ties and employment: a test of different hypotheses across neighbourhoods

Neighbourhood ties and employment: a test of different hypotheses across neighbourhoods

The effects of social housing regeneration schemes on employment: The case of the Glasgow Stock Transfer

The Social Support Buffering Effect in the Relationship Between Perceived Stress and Alcohol Use Among Brazilian Women

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