Commuting Time and Accessibility in a Joint Residential Location, Workplace, and Job Type Choice Model

Ignacio A. Inoa (1) , Nathalie Picard (1) , André de Palma (2)

1 THEMA - Théorie économique, modélisation et applications
2 ENS Cachan - École normale supérieure - Cachan

The effect of an individual-specific measure of accessibility to jobs is analyzed using a three-level nested logit model of residential location, workplace, and job type choice. This measure takes into account the attractiveness of different job types when the workplace choice is anticipated in the residential location decision. The model allows for variation in the preferences for job types across individuals and accounts for individual heterogeneity of preferences at each choice level in the following dimensions: education, age, gender and children. Using data from the Greater Paris Area, estimation results indicate that the individual-specific accessibility measure is an important determinant of the residential location choice and its effect differ along the life cycle. Results also show that the job type attractiveness measure is a more significant predictor of workplace location than the standard measures.

Mots clés: residential location; job location; accessibility; nested logit; Greater Paris

Domaines: Economies et finances

Ignacio A. Inoa, Nathalie Picard, André de Palma. Commuting Time and Accessibility in a Joint Residential Location, Workplace, and Job Type Choice Model. 2013. ⟨hal-00776945⟩