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Determinants of urban mobility with a focus on gender: a multilevel analysis in the Metropolitan Area of Montevideo, Uruguay

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  • Cecilia Olivieri

    (Departamento de Economía, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de la República)

  • Xavier Fageda

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This study analyzes the determinants of urban mobility in the Metropolitan Area of Montevideo. By applying multilevel regression models, it provides estimates of the impact of individual and contextual factors on travel behavior. The paper’s findings lend support to the household responsibility hypothesis, which claims that women’s travel patterns are affected by the type of household in which they live and the consequent responsibilities or roles they assume. Furthermore, gender differences in travel patterns are reinforced across census tracts. The results indicate that policy makers need to consider gender differences when seeking to enhance urban planning decisions.

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  • Cecilia Olivieri & Xavier Fageda, 2019. "Determinants of urban mobility with a focus on gender: a multilevel analysis in the Metropolitan Area of Montevideo, Uruguay," Documentos de Trabajo (working papers) 0419, Department of Economics - dECON.
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    Keywords

    Urban mobility; Travel behavior; Built environment; Gender; Household responsibility hypothesis;
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    JEL classification:

    • R41 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Travel Time; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise
    • R23 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population
    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination

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