The impact of public transportation and commuting on urban labor markets: evidence from the New Survey of London Life and Labour, 1929–1932
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commuting; labor markets; earnings; London;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- N94 - Economic History - - Regional and Urban History - - - Europe: 1913-
- R40 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - General
- N34 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Europe: 1913-
- J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
- N73 - Economic History - - Economic History: Transport, International and Domestic Trade, Energy, and Other Services - - - Europe: Pre-1913
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-HIS-2024-03-25 (Business, Economic and Financial History)
- NEP-INV-2024-03-25 (Investment)
- NEP-TRE-2024-03-25 (Transport Economics)
- NEP-URE-2024-03-25 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
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