paper by Anderson and Van Wincoop (2003) and uses it to identify the effect of regional borders on commuting. This approach … by means of a negative binomial regression using Belgian data on intermunicipality commuting. We show that regional … borders exert a sizable residual deterrent effect on commuting, a finding with obvious implications for regional labor market …

identify the effect of regional borders on commuting. This structural approach allows us to identify the relevant control … using Belgian data on inter-municipality commuting. We find that regional borders exert a sizable residual deterrent effect … on commuting. This border-effect differs significantly between regions and depends on the direction in which the border …