MIOIR Seminar Series - From Neighborhoods to Careers: Adolescent Segregation and High-Status Jobs in Adulthood
| Dates: | 27 April 2026 |
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| Times: | 15:30 - 16:30 |
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| What is it: | Seminar |
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| Organiser: | Alliance Manchester Business School |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, External researchers, Alumni, Current University students |
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| Speaker: | Charlotta Mellander |
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From Neighborhoods to Careers: Adolescent Segregation and High-Status Jobs in Adulthood
The influence of neighborhood environments on children’s future outcomes has received growing scholarly attention. This study examines how neighborhood segregation during adolescence affects the likelihood of securing high-skilled occupations in adulthood. Using comprehensive Swedish microdata, we control for intergenerational persistence in labor market outcomes and cognitive ability through military enlistment data. The results show that growing up in neighborhoods with high poverty and low educational attainment reduces the probability of entering occupations requiring advanced higher education. In contrast, managerial positions appear less influenced by socioeconomic background, and we find limited effects of ethnic segregation. Higher education and relocation to metropolitan areas can partly mitigate neighborhood disadvantages, highlighting the importance of spatial mobility and access to university studies for disadvantaged youth. However, socioeconomic disadvantages at the family level remain persistent.
Speaker Bio:
Charlotta Mellander is Professor of Economics at Jönköping International Business School (Jönköping University). Her research focuses on regional development, cities, and human capital. She has published widely on urbanization, migration, and regional inequality.
Seminar Details:
The Manchester Institute of Innovation Research runs a series of regular seminars given by visiting speakers to Manchester. These seminars are open to anybody who is interested in science, technology and innovation policy and management.
Refreshments will be available for networking from 3:15 pm, before the seminar.
We encourage AMBS and UoM staff and students to join us in person. An online option is available via Microsoft Teams (see below).
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/39706975219549?p=QqnhXtOG6JJT1Edgm1
Meeting ID: 397 069 752 195 49
Passcode: jh3sX9CG
Speaker
Charlotta Mellander
Role: Professor Economics
Organisation: Jönköping International Business School
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9.041 AMBS (Hybrid)
Aliiance Manchester Business School
Booth Street West
Manchester
