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Locational Choices and the Costs of Distance: Empirical Evidence for Dutch Graduates

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  • Martin A. Carree
  • Kristin Kronenberg

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This study identifies and analyzes the effects of university/college graduates’ personal, household and employment characteristics as well as the relative attributes of their study and work locations on their college-to-work distances. The results illustrate that graduates are drawn to prospering regions with ample job opportunities, supposedly in order to advance their careers. Furthermore, we model and estimate the effect of college-to-work distance on college-to-residence and commuting distances. We find that graduates tend to choose their places of residence so as to balance their commuting distances and the distances to their previous places of study.

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  • Martin A. Carree & Kristin Kronenberg, 2014. "Locational Choices and the Costs of Distance: Empirical Evidence for Dutch Graduates," Spatial Economic Analysis, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 9(4), pages 420-435, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:specan:v:9:y:2014:i:4:p:420-435
    DOI: 10.1080/17421772.2014.961535
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    1. Arthur Grimes & Shaan Badenhorst & David C. Maré & Jacques Poot, 2020. "Hometown wh?nau or big city millennials? The economic geography of graduate destination choices in New Zealand," Motu Working Papers 20_04, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research.
    2. John V. Winters, 2017. "Do earnings by college major affect graduate migration?," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 59(3), pages 629-649, November.
    3. Marek Goliñski & Zbigniew W³odarczak & Marek Mi¹dowicz, 2016. "It Solutions Supporting The Management Of Information Of Employees’ Competencies," Polish Journal of Management Studies, Czestochowa Technical University, Department of Management, vol. 13(2), pages 46-57, June.
    4. John V. Winters, 2018. "Do higher college graduation rates increase local education levels?," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 97(3), pages 617-638, August.
    5. Meyer, Andrew G. & Hanson, Andrew R. & Hickman, Daniel C., 2017. "Perceptions of institutional quality: Evidence of limited attention to higher education rankings," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 142(C), pages 241-258.
    6. Winters, John V., 2014. "The Production and Stock of College Graduates for U.S. States," IZA Discussion Papers 8730, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    7. Sidonia von Proff & Matthias Duschl & Thomas Brenner, 2017. "Motives behind the mobility of university graduates – A study of three German universities," Review of Regional Research: Jahrbuch für Regionalwissenschaft, Springer;Gesellschaft für Regionalforschung (GfR), vol. 37(1), pages 39-58, February.
    8. Hooijen, Inge & Bijlsma, Ineke & Cörvers, Frank & Poulissen, Davey, 2020. "The geographical psychology of recent graduates in the Netherlands: Relating enviornmental factors and personality traits to location choice," Research Memorandum 003, Maastricht University, Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE).
    9. Sidonia von Proff & Matthias Duschl & Thomas Brenner, 2014. "Motives behind the mobility of university graduates – A study of three German universities," Working Papers on Innovation and Space 2014-08, Philipps University Marburg, Department of Geography.

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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

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