The effect of labour market spatial structure on commuting in England and Wales

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 717-737

  Melo, Patricia C ^a   Graham, Daniel J ^a   Noland, Robert B ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Commuting; Distance decay; Labour market spatial structure

Indexed keywords

COMMUTING; HETEROGENEITY; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE; LABOR MARKET; LABOR MOBILITY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 84860437415     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbr011     Document Type: Article

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