Effects of distance work on the activity-travel pattern

Mattias Haraldsson ()
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Mattias Haraldsson: VTI, Postal: Dept. of Transport Economics, P.O. Box 55685, SE-102 15 Stockholm, Sweden

No 2007:6, Working Papers from Swedish National Road & Transport Research Institute (VTI)

Abstract: This paper estimates the long run effects of distance work on various aspects of the activity-travel pattern. Estimations are made using econometric matching on a data material from the Swedish travel survey, RES, a travel diary collected in the period 1999-2001. The activity-travel pattern of men seems to be irresponsive to distance work, while some aspects of the activity-travel pattern of women change due to distance work. For instance, it is found that distance-working women adopt a more “local” lifestyle where purchases and child care are moved closer to home.

Keywords: Distance work; matching (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28 pages
Date: 2007-09-03
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