LOCAL EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS AND COMMUTING COSTS

Introduction

  • The “Forfait Toutes Zones” (FTZ) entered into force on Sept. 2015 in the Paris area metropolitan
  • The costs of using public transport decreased for workers living in the outskirts of Paris
  • The costs of using public transport was (almost) unchanged in the city center
  • A nice setting to analyze the effects of a change in commuting costs on other variables
LOCAL EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS AND COMMUTING COSTS Introduction The “Forfait Toutes Zones” (FTZ) entered into force on Sept. 2015 in the Paris area metropolitan The costs of using public transport decreased for workers living in the outskirts of Paris The costs of using public transport was (almost) unchanged in the city center A nice setting to analyze the effects of a change in commuting costs on other variables