Jacob, Nikita orcid.org/0000-0001-5546-4521, Munford, Luke, Rice, Nigel orcid.org/0000-0003-0312-823X et al. (1 more author) (Accepted: 2019) The disutility of commuting? The effect of gender and local labor markets. Regional Science and Urban Economics. pp. 264-275. ISSN 0166-0462 (In Press)
Abstract
Standard economic theory postulates that commuting is a choice behavior undertaken when compensated through either lower rents or greater amenities in the housing market or through higher wages in the labor market. By exploiting exogenous shocks to commuting time, this paper investigates the impact on well-being of increased commuting. Ceteris paribus, exogenous increases in commuting time are expected to lower well-being. We find this holds for women but not men. This phenomenon can be explained, in part, by the different labor markets in which women operate. Where local labor markets are thin, women report significantly lower well-being when faced with an increased commute. This does not hold for tight local labor markets. Further our findings reveal that it is full-time working women in the managerial and professional tier of the occupational hierarchy who are most a affected. These results suggest that the policy solution for reducing the adverse effects of commuting may require changes to labor market institutions rather than changes to transport policy.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Crown Copyright © 2019 Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | commuting,exogenous shocks,well-being,panel data econometrics |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Centre for Health Economics (York) The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Economics and Related Studies (York) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (ESRC) ES/P007546/1 |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 03 Jun 2019 15:00 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 15:44 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2019.06.001 |
Status: | In Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2019.06.001 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:146911 |
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