We use a spatial general equilibrium model with potential commuting of workers between their place of work and their …

workers distributed between them. We introduce commuting costs and search-matching frictions to deal with the spatial mismatch …

We examine the effects of differences in income tax rates on commuting times within multi-state MSAs. Our theoretical … holding fixed other characteristics. We identify large effects on commuting times for affluent households and homeowners in …

show that strongly localized knowledge spillovers, skilled labor abundance, and low commuting costs are key drivers for a …

. First, we explore the role of commuting for local labor markets and their capacity to absorb productivity shocks. Second, we … address the role of housing markets for quantitative analyses. Germany is an exciting laboratory because commuting across …

inequality across education levels. Finally, valuations meaningfully interact with commuting distance and WFH reduces (but does … not close) the gender gap in willingness-to-pay to avoid commuting. …

An unappreciated potential benefit of commuting subsidies is that they can expand the choice set of feasible job … opportunities in a way that facilitates a better job match quality. Variations in wages and initial commuting distances, combined … with major reforms of the commuting subsidy formula in Germany, generate worker-specific variation in commuting subsidy …