The relationship between commuting time and workers' utility

Andrew Crawley

Applied Economics Letters, 2014, vol. 21, issue 18, 1273-1276

Abstract: Numerous studies have looked at the multitude of aspects affecting the utility workers gain from their job. Within these studies, a common proxy for utility is job satisfaction, measured as a self-reported score. A variable often neglected within this research has been commuting time and modes of transport. This article utilizes a unique survey conducted in a UK city region and analyses the effect of commuting time and mode of transport on self-reported job satisfaction. Two cohorts of respondents are constructed based upon income levels, thus establishing the offsetting effect of income on commute. The study finds that commuting time has a negative effect on the utility of workers. However, the effect is found to be income dependent, with those earning the most having no negative effect from commuting time. Using a number of modes of transport is found to not have an effect on the utility of workers.

Date: 2014
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