All aboard? Commuter train access and labor market outcomes

Olof Åslund, Ina Blind and Matz Dahlberg

Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2017, vol. 67, issue C, 90-107

Abstract: We investigate the impact of commuter train access on individual labor market outcomes. Our study considers the introduction of a commuter train on a pre-existing railroad in Sweden, considerably decreasing commuting times by public transit and hence increasing access to the regional employment center. Using difference-in-differences matching techniques on comprehensive individual panel data spanning over a decade, our intention-to-treat estimates show that the reform essentially had no impact on the earnings and employment development among the affected individuals.

Keywords: J22; J63; R23; Infrastructure investment; Commuting; Job access; Labor market outcomes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2017.08.007

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