TY - JOUR
T1 - Are workers with a long commute less productive? An empirical analysis of absenteeism
AU - van Ommeren, J.N.
AU - Gutierrez Puigarnau, E.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - We hypothesise, and test for, a negative effect of the length of the worker's commute on worker's productivity, by examining whether the commute has a positive effect on worker's absenteeism. We identify this effect using employer-induced changes in commuting distance. Our estimates for Germany indicate that commuting distance induces absenteeism with an elasticity of about 0.07 to 0.09. On average, absenteeism would be about 15 to 20% less if all workers would have a negligible commute. These results are consistent with extended urban efficiency wage models. © 2010 Elsevier B.V.
AB - We hypothesise, and test for, a negative effect of the length of the worker's commute on worker's productivity, by examining whether the commute has a positive effect on worker's absenteeism. We identify this effect using employer-induced changes in commuting distance. Our estimates for Germany indicate that commuting distance induces absenteeism with an elasticity of about 0.07 to 0.09. On average, absenteeism would be about 15 to 20% less if all workers would have a negligible commute. These results are consistent with extended urban efficiency wage models. © 2010 Elsevier B.V.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2010.07.005
DO - 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2010.07.005
M3 - Article
SN - 0166-0462
VL - 41
SP - 1
EP - 8
JO - Regional Science and Urban Economics
JF - Regional Science and Urban Economics
IS - 1
ER -
