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Optimal Public Transportation Networks : Evidence from the World's Largest Bus Rapid Transit System in Jakarta
Kreindler, Gabriel E.; Gaduh, Arya; Graff, Tilman; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Designing public transport networks involves tradeoffs between extensive geographic coverage, frequent service on each route, and relying on interconnections as opposed to direct service. These choices, in turn, depend on individual preferences for waiting times, travel times, and transfers. We...
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Measuring Commuting and Economic Activity inside Cities with Cell Phone Records
Kreindler, Gabriel E.; Miyauchi, Yuhei - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
We show how to use commuting flows to infer the spatial distribution of income within a city. A simple workplace choice … model predicts a gravity equation for commuting flows whose destination fixed effects correspond to wages. We implement this … data, yet achieves comparable predictive power. We show that hartals (transportation strikes) in Dhaka reduce commuting …
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