Can Boosting Minority Car-Ownership Rates Narrow Inter-Racial Employment Gaps?

Moreover, the residential location choices of low-skilled workers are likely to be geographically constrained by zoning restrictions limiting the location and quantity of low-income housing. Such constraints may limit the ability of low-skilled workers to choose residential locations within reasonable public-transit commutes of important employment centers. In light of these considerations, it is not surprising that researchers have found large differences in employment rates between car-owners and non car-owners. ...