Commuting Time : effect on Labor Supply and Wages

Beschreibung

"This paper investigates the effect of the worker’s commute on labor supply and wages by gender. Previous research has identified the impact of commuting time on labor market outcomes, but with mixed results and sometimes employed cross-sectional analysis. This paper contributes to the literature by using an instrumental variable approach coupled with panel data to address the potential endogeneity of commuting time and approach a causal inference. Furthermore, the instrument used (the number of accidents) is novel and has not been utilized in prior literature. Using Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey, the effect is estimated using Fixed and Random Effects and Instrumental Variable estimations in a developing country context. Results indicate that commuting time has a positive impact on men’s daily and weekly labor supply, while women experience an increase in their daily labor supply with no effect on their weekly labor supply measured by the number of working days and working hours per week. Hence, commuting time is mainly a fixed cost that affects the daily working hours and is not a variable cost for women with no effect on their weekly labor supply choices." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Zitationshinweis

Ehab, Maye (2022): Commuting Time : effect on Labor Supply and Wages. In: International journal of transport economics, Jg. XLIX, H. 3/4, S. 305-326. DOI:10.19272/202206704001