Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/52055 
Year of Publication: 
2011
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 5529
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We analyze the causal effect of the length of the worker's commute on worker's productivity, by examining whether commuting time has any effect on worker's labour market supply. Using the Spanish Time Use Survey 2002-03, our GMM/IV estimation yields a positive causal impact of commuting time on the time devoted to the labour market, with one hour of commuting increasing the time devoted to the labour market by 35 minutes in a working day. Our results shed light on the relationship between commuting and workers behaviour, since daily labour supply should be considered in theoretical models to provide a comprehensive view of commuter behaviour.
Subjects: 
commuting
labour supply
productivity
causality
Time Use Survey
JEL: 
R23
J22
J24
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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