Information Technology, Work Patterns and Intra-metropolitan Location: A Case Study

Genevieve Giuliano
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Genevieve Giuliano: School of Urban Planning and Development, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0042, USA, giuliano@almaak.usc.edu

Urban Studies, 1998, vol. 35, issue 7, 1077-1095

Abstract: Continued advances in information and communications technology are fundamentally changing the structure of the workplace and the organisation of work. Temporary work and self-employment are increasing, while job tenure is declining. This paper examines how these changes may affect both commuting patterns and metropolitan form. The growing number of workers who do not have a long-term attachment to a specific employer are termed 'contingent workers'. Using 1990 Public Use Micro Sample data for the Los Angeles region, the paper compares the commuting and location patterns of contingent and non-contingent workers. Results are quite mixed: residential location patterns do not differ significantly across worker categories, but commute length varies by category, with the self-employed having the shortest commutes.

Date: 1998
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