Reimbursement of commuting costs by employers has attracted little attention from economists. We develop a theoretical … frictions and show that partial reimbursement of commuting cost will in general be an element of the recruitment policy. The … alternative explanation that stresses the role of tax incentives is unlikely to provide a full explanation of the commuting costs …

evolution of regional labour markets. Based on an extensive data set (cross-section) on commuting flows in Germany, this paper …

We develop an equilibrium job search model in which employees incur endogenous commuting costs. This model leads to the … following conclusions:1.Firms partially compensate workers for the incurred commuting costs.2.When workers have more bargaining … power, they will receive less compensation for the incurred commuting costs.3.The average commuting costs are an increasing …