The Effects of Mobility on Neighbourhood Social Ties

Gundi Knies

No 175, SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research from DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP)

Abstract: This research examines the strength of people's ties with close neighbours and the sensitivity thereof to changes in residential mobility, access to modes of public and private transport, and changes in the availability of modern communications technologies using the German Socio-economic Panel Study (SOEP). All forms of mobility have increased over time and are negatively associated with visiting neighbours. With further increases in mobility, close neighbours may become less relevant. Nevertheless, presently the incidence of visits with neighbours is sizeable; in contrast to the frequent assertion in the literature that the neighbourhood is of no importance.

Keywords: Neighbourhood; Social interactions; Mobility; Transport; Internet; Family ties (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J19 R29 Y8 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 43 p.
Date: 2009
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-ltv, nep-soc and nep-ure
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