Are Workers with a Long Commute Less Productive? An Empirical Analysis of Absenteeism

We hypothesize, and test for, a negative effect of the length of the commute on worker's productivity, by examining whether the commute has a positive effect on worker's absenteeism. Our estimates for Germany indicate that commuting distance induces absenteeism with an elasticity of about 0.07. On average, absenteeism would be about 16 percent less if all workers would have a negligible commute. These results are consistent with urban efficiency wage models

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Year of publication:	[2009]
Authors:	van Ommeren, Jos
Other Persons:	Gutierrez-i-Puigarnau, Eva (contributor)
Publisher:	[2009]: [S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Fehlzeit \| Work absence \| Pendelverkehr \| Commuting \| Arbeitsproduktivität \| Labour productivity \| Deutschland \| Germany \| Schätzung \| Estimation

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (22 p)
Series:	Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper ; No. TI 09-014/3
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments February 3, 2009 erstellt
Other identifiers:	10.2139/ssrn.1346344 [DOI]
Classification:	R23 - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population ; J22 - Time Allocation and Labor Supply ; J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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