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Title: Commuting Patterns in One- and Two-Earner Households in the USA: An Empirical Investigation of Common Preference Utility

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2009

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Abstract: This paper examines the effect of various factors on the commuting behaviour of one- and two-worker households. The households' choices in the land and labour markets are modeled in the context of Becker's common preference framework. The empirical investigation using data from the 2007 American Community Survey also tests the Household Responsibility Hypothesis. I find that women have shorter work trips than men, but are willing to commute much longer if they earned more. There is no evidence that the presence of children decreases commuting for married women. Nonwhite workers commute considerably longer than white workers, with nonwhite women being the most disadvantaged.

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Authors: Vasilev, Boyko

Institution: Lund University

Department: Economics

Advisor: Inga Persson

Degree: Master of Science

Publisher Location: Lund, Sweeden

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Family and Marriage, Other

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