Drawing on a household survey spanning 1997–2007 from Germany, this analysis investigates the decision to purchase a weekly or monthly transit pass against the backdrop of two questions: (1) Does gender play a role in determining the probability that an individual owns a pass? (2) If so, how...

The promotion of public transit is a central policy tool in the German government’s efforts to mitigate pollution, congestion, and other automobile-caused externalities. Drawing on a household survey spanning 1997-2007 from Germany, this analysis investigates the decision to purchase a weekly...