The urban mobility of elder workers: evidence with the American Time Use Survey

Velilla, Jorge (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Ortega, Raquel (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Gutiérrez, Antonio (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: This paper explores the commuting behavior of elder workers in the United States. Using detailed time diaries from the American Time Use Survey for the years 2003-2018, estimates reveal a positive correlation between the time spent commuting and residing in metropolitan areas, which is also driven by longer commutes in more populated metropolitan areas. Furthermore, elder workers in metropolitan areas of more than 2.5 million inhabitants use more public transports in their commuting trips than similar workers in less-populated or non-metropolitan areas. The analysis presented here may allow policy makers to identify which elder workers may be more affected by the negative consequences of commuting, and which groups of elder workers have more limitations in their commuting behaviors.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.17811/ebl.12.3.2023.306-312

Año: 2023

Publicado en: Economic and business lertters 12, 4 (2023), 306-312
ISSN: 2254-4380

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S32-23R
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/PID2019-108348RA-I00

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Organización de Empresas (Dpto. Direcc.Organiza.Empresas)
Área (Departamento): Área Fund. Análisis Económico (Dpto. Análisis Económico)