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Exploring the effects of commuting on workers’ satisfaction: evidence for Spain

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  • Hipólito Simón
  • José M. Casado-Díaz
  • Adelaida Lillo-Bañuls

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This paper examines the relationship between commuting time and satisfaction with different life domains. Based on data for Spain, the results show that commuting time exerts a negative impact on all areas of satisfaction for male and female workers, and that longer commutes affect women’s satisfaction disproportionally. Using public transport and walking/cycling worsen this effect, as do higher degrees of urbanization and population density. According to the evidence, whose robustness is tested in several ways, the negative effect of commuting time on satisfaction is greater for lower income workers, although for them the Great Recession moderated this effect.

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  • Hipólito Simón & José M. Casado-Díaz & Adelaida Lillo-Bañuls, 2020. "Exploring the effects of commuting on workers’ satisfaction: evidence for Spain," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 54(4), pages 550-562, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:54:y:2020:i:4:p:550-562
    DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2018.1542128
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    1. José M. Casado-Díaz & Raquel Simón-Albert & Hipólito Simón, 2023. "Gender Differences in Commuting: New Evidence from Spain," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 169(3), pages 907-941, October.
    2. Tao, Yinhua & van Ham, Maarten & Petrović, Ana & Ta, Na, 2023. "A household perspective on the commuting paradox: Longitudinal relationships between commuting time and subjective wellbeing for couples in China," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 170(C).
    3. Wagner, Gary A. & Rork, Jonathan C., 2023. "Does state tax reciprocity affect interstate commuting? Evidence from a natural experiment," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 102(C).

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