Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/229280 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Series/Report no.: 
WIDER Working Paper No. 2020/56
Publisher: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Abstract: 
The purpose of this research is to investigate whether transport accessibility influences the employment duration of individuals in South Africa. The South African Revenue Service's IRP5 administration datasets, which indicate employment duration and spatial location data (where workers reside and work) for all income earners in South Africa, were used to determine individuals' employment duration, as well as the travel distances between their residence and place of employment. Airline distance was used as a proxy for transport accessibility. The results indicate a negative relationship between increased commuting distance and employment duration for lower-income individuals, with these commuters being more affected by greater travel distances than higher-income groups. Spatial mapping indicates a job-housing mismatch in South African metropolitan areas and limited employment search areas for lower-income workers compared with higher-income workers, leading to further inequality.
Subjects: 
employment duration
equality
job-housing mismatch
transport accessibility
JEL: 
J64
R12
R40
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
ISBN: 
978-92-9256-813-9
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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