Commuters’ non-linear response to time distances

Börje Johansson, Johan Klaesson and Michael Olsson ()

Journal of Geographical Systems, 2003, vol. 5, issue 3, 315-329

Abstract: Established analyses of labour market commuting are based on random choice models and gravity type models. In these models generalised transport costs are formulated as exponential or log-linear distance dependent functions. This paper presents empirical observations, which imply that time distances influence the commuting behaviour in a non-linear way, such that the time sensitivity is much lower for very short and long distances, whereas intermediate distances display a high time sensitivity. This is explained in a model that is parameterised and estimated. The results are important for understanding and predicting commuter behaviour. It also helps to delineate space, as in classical traditions, into local, intra-regional and extra-regional space. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2003

Keywords: Commuting; random choice; time distances; time sensitivity; labour markets; R41; R23; L91 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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