In this paper we analyse the commuting distribution from a job search perspective.We have examined under which … conditions the commuting distribution is unimodal which isone of the stylised facts of commuting. It appears that a necessary …-the-jobmobility, spatially-differentiated search or heterogeneity ofjobs. Residential mobility does notappear to explain the shape of the …

the taxpayers do react to the commuting allowances (Entfer-nungspauschale). It is shown that individual mobility depends …The deductibility of commuting costs in Germany is discussed permanently. The paper ad-dresses the question, whether … on the responsibilities for com-panion, children and relatives. The commuting allowances are unsuitable to realize aims …

Aufgrund der absehbaren demographischen Entwicklung wird in Ostdeutschland der Arbeitskräftemangel in den kommenden … Auspendler nach Westdeutschland an allen sozialversicherungspflichtigen Beschäftigten mit Wohnort in Ostdeutschland beläuft sich … nur auf 6,6 % im Jahr 2017. Zur Lösung des drohenden Arbeitskräfteproblems in Ostdeutschland wird man kaum auf die …

relocation of men and women? How does education influence the gender-specific decision to migrate? Who is relocating or commuting …

- gemessen an Westdeutschland - höhere "Arbeitsplatzlücke" in Ostdeutschland auf der Grundlage von Daten der Regionalen … "Arbeitsplatzausstattung" je 1000 Erwerbsfähigen in Ostdeutschland fast genau so hoch war wie in Westdeutschland. Bei den Frauen lag sie sogar … die geringeren Haushalteinkommen in Ostdeutschland bedingt ist. …

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 …

study of commuting behavior. This is illustrated by showing that introduction of a spatial element into the standard model … decentralized employment the spatial search model predicts excess commuting. Search theory also suggests that regression towards the …

In this paper, we derive a structural model for commuting speed. We presumethat commuting speed is chosen to minimise … commuting costs, which encompass bothmonetary and time costs. At faster speed levels, the monetary costs increase, but the …

In this paper we determine the effect of transport cost on commuting flows, on the basis of an analysis of home … of commuting reaches a value of –4 for distances around 24 km, while it is close to 0 for both very short and very long … predictions concerning the effect of infrastructure improvements on commuting flows. …

whether the commute has a positive effect on worker’s absenteeism. Our estimates for Germany indicate that commuting distance …