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All aboard? Commuter train access and labor market outcomes
Åslund, Olof; Blind, Ina; Dahlberg, Matz - 2015
introduction of a commuter train on a pre-existing railroad in Sweden, considerably decreasing commuting times by public transit …
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Delineating functional labour market areas with estimable classification stabilities
Davies, Benjamin; Maré, David Christopher - 2020
We describe an unsupervised method for delineating functional labour market areas (LMAs) in national commuting networks … classification stabilities. We demonstrate our method using historical Census commuting data from New Zealand. …
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Spatial commuting patterns of German regional labour markets : a sustainability perspective
Tedeschi, Federico; Reggiani, Aura; Nijkamp, Peter - 2012
This paper aims to investigate the relationship between commuting and spatial labour market developments in the … commuting flows, public transport, especially the train, is a more environmentally-benign mode of transport, compared with the … system, which can provide more opportunities for sustainable commuting patterns, may lead to favourable employment …
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How urbanization affects employment and social interactions
Satō, Yasuhiro; Zenou, Yves - 2014
We develop a model where the unemployed workers in the city can find a job either directly or through weak or strong ties. We show that, in denser areas, individuals choose to interact with more people and meet more random encounters (weak ties) than in sparsely populated areas. We also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010238209
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Spatial versus social mismatch : the strength of weak ties
Zenou, Yves - 2011
The aim of this paper is to provide a new mechanism based on social interactions explaining why distance to jobs can have a negative impact on workers' labor-market outcomes, especially ethnic minorities. Building on Granovetter's idea that weak ties are superior to strong ties for providing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009230715
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Spatial Versus Social Mismatch : The Strength of Weak Ties
Zenou, Yves - 2011
The aim of this paper is to provide a new mechanism based on social interactions explaining why distance to jobs can have a negative impact on workers' labor-market outcomes, especially ethnic minorities. Building on Granovetter's idea that weak ties are superior to strong ties for providing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013129913
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Development level of hosting areas and the impact of refugees on natives' labor market outcomes
Aracı, Doğu Tan; Demircioğlu, Murat; Kirdar, Murat G. - 2021
We examine how the impact of refugees on natives' labor market outcomes varies by the development level of hosting areas, which has important implications for the optimal allocation of refugees across regions and countries. For this purpose, in the context of the largest refugee group in the...
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Development level of hosting areas and the impact of refugees on natives' labor market outcomes
Aracı, Doğu Tan; Demirci, Murat; Kirdar, Murat G. - 2021
We examine how the impact of refugees on natives' labor market outcomes varies by the development level of hosting areas, which has important implications for the optimal allocation of refugees across regions and countries. For this purpose, in the context of the largest refugee group in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012495036
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Impact of COVID-19 on Czech cross-border commuters : legal perspective
Novotny, Lukas - In: Scientific papers of the University of Pardubice 29 (2021) 1, pp. 1-10
The paper focuses on the impact COVID-19 has on Czech cross-border commuters. Emphasis is placed on the legal and political science perspective and on the comparison of measures against traffic at the state border, against the free movement of persons and specifically against commuter workers...
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Regional commuting in Italy : do temporary contracts affect the decision?
Parenti, Angela; Tealdi, Cristina - 2015
In this paper we study how the determinants of regional commuting in Italy have evolved in the past fifteen years …. Using labour force data from 1992 to 2008 we estimate a model where the probability of commuting is regressed on a wide set …, the increased utilization of temporary contracts did not have a strong impact on the commuting decisions of Italian …
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