Changes in commuting distances of Dutch households
Distance parcourue ; Lieu de travail ; Localisation résidentielle ; Marché du travail ; Migration alternante ; Modèle ; Pays-Bas ; Trajet domicile-travail
Commuting ; Distance travelled ; Journey to work ; Labour market ; Model ; Netherlands (The) ; Residential location ; Workplace
The economic theory of search is proposed as a theoretical background which motivates the modelling of commuting distance distributions. A sub-sample is used of respondants of the Housing Demand Survey of 1985, approached again in 1988
. The distances are discussed in relation to household characteristics. Their apparent rapid increase is due in large part to changes in the employment situation.