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All aboard? Commuter train access and labor market outcomes

Åslund, Olof ; Blind, Ina LU and Dahlberg, Matz (2017) In Regional Science and Urban Economics 67. p.90-107
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.

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Commuting, Infrastructure investment, Job access, Labor market outcomes
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Regional Science and Urban Economics
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67
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18 pages
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Elsevier
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0166-0462
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10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2017.08.007
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English
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