We investigate the causal effect of commuting on sickness absence from work using German panel data. To address reverse … causation, we use changes in commuting distance for employees who stay with the same employer and who have the same residence … during the period of observation. In contrast to previous papers, we do not observe that commuting distances are associated …

commuting patterns. Although only suggestive, the finding is interesting in that it is consistent with the hypothesis that … inequality enhances growth by stimulating commuting incentives. -- growth ; income distribution ; inequality ; gini …

This paper analyzes the relationship between commuting time and sick-day absence of US workers. Using data from the … determining how commuting time is related to sickness absenteeism, we shed light on the relationship between commuting behavior …