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The relevance of job accessibility to labour market outcomes: Evidence for the São Paulo metropolitan region

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  • Leandro Batista Duarte

    (State University of Feira de Santana, Brazil)

  • Raul da Mota Silveira Neto

    (Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil)

  • Diego Firmino Costa da Silva

    (Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil)

Abstract

Focusing on the case of the São Paulo Metropolitan Region, the largest urban centre in South America, this study provides evidence of the effect of job accessibility on three different labour market dimensions: participation, employment and informality. The evidence is obtained by combining information about household and employment locations and using a probit model together with an instrumental variable strategy. The results indicate that better job accessibility increases the probability of employment for both males and especially females, with employment probability elasticities of about 0.05% and 0.15%, respectively. In addition, we found that better access to jobs positively influences the probability of participation only for females. The set of evidence favours policies promoting higher residential density, transport infrastructure, and family support services.

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  • Leandro Batista Duarte & Raul da Mota Silveira Neto & Diego Firmino Costa da Silva, 2023. "The relevance of job accessibility to labour market outcomes: Evidence for the São Paulo metropolitan region," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 60(16), pages 3233-3251, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:60:y:2023:i:16:p:3233-3251
    DOI: 10.1177/00420980231165481
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