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Too Far to Go to Work? Examining the Effect of Changes in Commute Time on Regional Unemployment

Aleš Franc et al.

Journal of Economics / Ekonomicky casopis2025https://doi.org/10.31577/ekoncas.2025.01-02.03article
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Commute duration significantly influences decision-making in the labour market, especially for job seekers. This article aims to evaluate the effect of improvements in infrastructure on regional unemployment. Utilizing a unique database comprising commuting time data from all Czech municipalities (n=6241) to their respective regional centres, we identified 1534 changes. Our findings indicate that a one-minute reduction in commuting time to the regional centre is associated with a 0.07 percentage point decrease in the unemployment rate one year later and a 0.19 percentage point decrease after five years. These results suggest that investing in local infrastructure has the potential to mitigate disparities in regional unemployment rates.

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@article{aleš2025,
  title        = {{Too Far to Go to Work? Examining the Effect of Changes in Commute Time on Regional Unemployment}},
  author       = {Aleš Franc et al.},
  journal      = {Journal of Economics / Ekonomicky casopis},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.31577/ekoncas.2025.01-02.03},
}

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