Abstract
This study examines the effect of accessibility to urban jobs via a public transport system on
individual earnings and commuting behaviour. The effect of improved public transport based
accessibility on these outcomes is determined by exploiting the exogenous variation in access to a
public rail and Metro system resulting from the construction of a new terminal Metro station
connecting southern townships to Copenhagen city centre. The results show that public transport
based job accessibility has a positive and permanent effect on individual earnings. The increase in
earnings is associated with a change in commuting patterns as the improved access to public
transport facilitates a shift from employment within the township to better paid jobs in the city
centre, as well as in other suburbs of the Copenhagen Metropolitan area
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Pages (from-to) | 419-441 |
| ISSN | 1567-7141 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- Job accessibility
- Public transport infrastructure
- Earnings
- Commuting behaviour
- Differencein-differences
