We analyze the causal effect of commuting on wages, using a large sample of German job changers. Information on their …-to-door commuting distances with an unprecedented degree of precision. We use a theoretical model on spatial job search to motivate our … heterogeneity. We find an asymmetric valuation of distance changes. Job changers value a reduction of their commuting distance …

waiting, £8.4 ($10.5) per hour of commuting, and £17.2 ($21.5) per hour of waiting during commuting (e.g. due to congestion …

well as urban commuting and shopping patterns are considerably affected by, e.g., changes in the average household size in … a city. For instance, wage inequality between differently skilled workers rises and extreme cross commuting drops to … ; Location ; Commuting …

This paper provides a simple theory of geographical mobility which simultaneously explains people’s choice of … of production which seeks to obtain the highest possible economic return. Our theory comprehends applications to … commuting and physical capital mobility. Referring to the decline in mobility costs, we are able to explain that long …