We hypothesize, and test for, a negative effect of the length of the commute on worker's productivity, by examining whether the commute has a positive effect on worker's absenteeism. Our estimates for Germany indicate that commuting distance induces absenteeism with an elasticity of about 0.07....

A new paradigm for transport economists has been established: revenues of a welfare-maximising road tax should be employed to reduce the level of a distortionary income tax. An essential assumption to reach this conclusion is that the number of workdays is optimally chosen, whereas daily...

According to welfare-maximising principles, the price of parking must vary per day given shifts in daily demand. We study the economic consequences of not doing so by estimating the employees’ parking demand at an organisation that varies the price of parking by day of the week. We estimate...

Mixed commercial and residential land use is observed in most cities around the world. Despite its ubiquity, urban economic theory is rather silent on the formation of mixed land use. In particular, standard bid rent models typically predict complete segregation of land use. The two main...

This paper applies a dynamic search model to estimate workers' marginal costs of commuting, including monetary and time costs. Using data on workers' job search activity as well as moving behaviour, for the Netherlands, we provide evidence that, on average, workers' marginal costs of one hour of...

This paper applies a dynamic search model to estimate workers' marginal costs of commuting, including monetary and time costs. Using data on workers' job search activity as well as moving behaviour, for the Netherlands, we provide evidence that, on average, workers’ marginal costs of one hour...