Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/129381 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 2015:25
Publisher: 
Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy (IFAU), Uppsala
Abstract: 
We investigate the impact of commuter train access on individual labor market outcomes. Our study considers the introduction of a commuter train on a pre-existing railroad in Sweden, considerably decreasing commuting times by public transit and hence increasing access to the regional employment center. Using difference-in-differences matching techniques on comprehensive individual panel data spanning over a decade, our intention-to-treat estimates show that the reform essentially had no impact on the earnings and employment development among the affected individuals.
Subjects: 
infrastructure investment
commuting
job access
labor market outcomes
JEL: 
J22
J63
R23
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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