This chapter reviews scholarship on how the matching of people to jobs is influenced by
networks of interpersonal ties. By all accounts, that role is substantial on both the individual's …

To better understand persistent race and gender inequality in the labor market, this article
discusses the informal processes by which social connections provide individuals with …

Duke University lation and adaptation to exploitation work differently when all parties are
intimately connected to one another (as within households) or when most do not even know …

Network processes have long been implicated in the reproduction of labor market inequality,
but it remains unclear whether white male networks provide more social capital resources …

Researchers have commonly invoked isolation from job opportunities as an explanation for
persistence of gender and race inequality in the labor market, but few have examined …

It is common for scholars interested in race and poverty to invoke a lack of access to job
networks as one of the reasons that African Americans and Hispanics face difficulties in the …

The use of social networks and personal referrals in the labor market is very widespread.
Both firms and workers may find it beneficial to use these informal channels to produce …

Unemployment among black Americans is twice that of whites. Myriad theories have been
put forward to explain the persistent employment gap between blacks and whites in the US …

Drawing on a social capital theoretical framework, I examine race, ethnic, and gender wage
inequalities. Specifically, I extend past research by analyzing differences in the mobilization …

Objective. Recent research on employer hiring and worker search behavior has emphasized
the importance of social ties in matching workers to job opportunities. There are mixed …