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Modelling commuting in multi-nodal [multinodal] urban systems

Laan, Lambert van der; Vogelzang, P. J.; Schalke, R. - 1998

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Bike-sharing: network efficiency and demand profiles

Gimenez-Nadal, José Ignacio; Gracia-Lázaro, Carlos; … - 2021

This paper analyzes a bike-sharing service from both network efficiency and demand profiles perspectives. Specifically, it focuses on the BIZI service in the city of Zaragoza (Spain), which was launched in May 2008 with the aim of increasing the use of the bicycle in the city. Since then, the...

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Urban transport systems in Latin America and the Caribbean : challenges and lessons learned

Yañez-Pagans, Patricia; Martinez, Daniel; Mitnik, Oscar A. - 2018

This paper discusses the transportation challenges that urban areas in Latin America and the Caribbean face and reviews the causal evidence on the impact brought by different urban transport system interventions implemented around the world. The objective is to highlight the main lessons learned...

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Public transport investments, commuting and gentrification : evidence from Copenhagen

Mulalic, Ismir; Rouwendal, Jan - 2022

This paper considers the impact of the introduction of a metro network in the Copenhagen metropolitan area. Using travel surveys from years before and after the opening of the metro network, we observe a significant change in travel times, speeds and mode choice for commutes that can completely...

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Dynamic congestion and urban equilibrium

Gubins, Sergejs; Verhoef, Erik T. - 2012

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Commuting, children and the gender wage gap

Borghorst, Malte; Mulalic, Ismir; Ommeren, Jos van - 2021

Denmark and show that gender differences regarding commuting play an important role in explaining this. We offer 3 pieces of … evidence. First, the gender pay and commuting gaps come into existence at the same moment: when the first child is born. Second …, wage compensation for commuting is lower for women after the birth compared to men: about 3 − 4 percentage points of the …

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There and back again : women's marginal commuting costs

Bergemann, Annette; Brunow, Stephan; Stockton, Isabel - 2024

We estimate female and male workers' marginal willingness to pay to reduce commuting distance in Germany, using a … partial-equilibrium model of job search with non-wage job attributes. Commuting costs have implications not just for … wage) to reduce commuting distance at the margin. The average men's marginal willingness to pay is similar to childless …

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Biking and walking : the position of non-motorised transport modes in transport systems

Rietveld, Piet - 2001

Long run developments such as income growth and urban sprawl lead one to expect a continuous decline of thecontribution of non-motorised transport modes to the performance of transport systems. In terms of the totalnumber of trips, non-motorised transport modes have retained high shares,...

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Connecting to economic opportunity? : the role of public transport in promoting women's employment in Lima

Martinez, Daniel; Mitnik, Oscar A.; Salgado, Edgar; … - 2018

Limited access to safe transportation is one of the greatest challenges to labor force participation faced by women in developing countries. This paper quantifies the causal impacts of improved urban transport systems in women´s employment outcomes, looking at Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and...

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Productivity effects of an exogenous improvement in transport infrastructure : accessibility and the Great Belt Bridge

De Borger, Bruno L.; Mulalic, Ismir; Rouwendal, Jan - 2019

Most studies of the effects of transport infrastructure on the performance of individual firms have focused on marginal expansions of the rail or highway network over time. In this paper, we study the short-run effects of a large discrete shock in the quality of transport infrastructure, viz....

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