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来源

来源 JOURNAL OF URBAN ECONOMICS,Vol.59,P.437-454

语言

英文

关键字

J64;R23;R11;Bargaining;Commuting paradox;Commuting costs

作者单位

Free University, FEWEB, De Boelelaan, 1081 HV Amsterdam"}]},{"#name":"correspondence","$":{"id":"cor001;Free University, FEWEB, De Boelelaan, 1081 HV Amsterdam"}]}},"correspondences":{"cor001":{"#name":"correspondence","$":{"id":"cor001

摘要

We examine the conditions for the ‘commuting time paradox’ which states that the average commuting time does not vary between different periods. We develop therefore an equilibrium job search model with endogenously chosen commuting costs. Presuming wage bargaining between workers and firms, the optimally chosen maximum commuting costs jointly maximise the worker's and firm's payoffs. We demonstrate that when productivity levels increase over time, average commuting costs and average wages both increase, which affects the optimally chosen commuting time. We establish the conditions under which the paradox holds.