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evolution of regional labour markets. Based on an extensive data set (cross-section) on commuting flows in Germany, this paper … power-law and exponential law as a statistical test framework, in order to detect the presence of economic activity hubs …
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In this paper we determine the effect of transport cost on commuting flows, on the basis of an analysis of home … of commuting reaches a value of –4 for distances around 24 km, while it is close to 0 for both very short and very long … predictions concerning the effect of infrastructure improvements on commuting flows. …
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-296.<P> In this paper, we derive a structural model for commuting speed. We presume that commuting speed is chosen to … minimise commuting costs, which encompass both monetary and time costs. At faster speed levels, the monetary costs increase …, but the time costs fall. Using data from Great Britain, we demonstrate that the income elasticity of commuting speed is 0 …
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the causal effect of commuting distance on workers' wages in a quasi-natural experiments setting using information on all …. For the range of commuting distances where income tax reductions associated with commuting do not apply, one kilometre … increase in commuting distance induces a wage increase of about 0.42%, suggesting an hourly compensation of about half of the …
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' marginal willingness to pay for reducing commuting distance is about euro 0.25 per kilometre travelled. This corresponds to a … marginal willingness to pay for reducing commuting time of about 75% of the net average hourly wage. For females, the …
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In this paper we analyse the commuting distribution from a job search perspective.We have examined under which … conditions the commuting distribution is unimodal which isone of the stylised facts of commuting. It appears that a necessary … commuting density function as we observe it. …
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See also the article in the <Journal of Transport Geography</I> (2011). Volume 19, issue 4, pages 528-536.<P> Commuting … changes in accessibility between 2003 and 2007, especially in the light of new high speed connections and commuting flow …
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This discussion paper resulted in a publication in the 'Journal of Transport Economics and Policy' (2012), 46(2), 205-220.<P> There is little known about the effects of staggered-hours programs that affect workers' working schedules to mitigate peak congestion. We examine the effect of workers'...</p>
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study of commuting behavior. This is illustrated by showing that introduction of a spatial element into the standard model … decentralized employment the spatial search model predicts excess commuting. Search theory also suggests that regression towards the …
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This study analyses the relation between education and commuting behaviour of Dutch workers. Results show that, ceteris …
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