The impact of public transportation and commuting on urban labor markets: Evidence from the New Survey of London Life and Labour, 1929–1932
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- Seltzer, Andrew J. & Wadsworth, Jonathan, 2023. "The impact of public transportation and commuting on urban labor markets: evidence from the New Survey of London Life and Labour, 1929–1932," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 120895, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
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Keywords
Commuting; Labor markets; Earnings; London; GIS; 1930;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- N34 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Europe: 1913-
- N73 - Economic History - - Economic History: Transport, International and Domestic Trade, Energy, and Other Services - - - Europe: Pre-1913
- N94 - Economic History - - Regional and Urban History - - - Europe: 1913-
- J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
- R40 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - General
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