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Spatial Moving Behavior of Two‐Earner Households
Author(s) -
Van Ommeren Jos N.,
Rietveld Piet,
Nijkamp Peter
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of regional science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.171
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1467-9787
pISSN - 0022-4146
DOI - 10.1111/0022-4146.00080
Subject(s) - wage , economics , labour economics , spatial mismatch , demographic economics , low wage
Economic theory suggests that job choice, residential choice and commuting behavior are simultaneously determined. The case of two‐earner households deserves special attention because the two wage earners share a dwelling but have different workplaces. We base our analysis of spatial moving behavior on search theory. We demonstrate that job mobility depends positively on the distance between the workplaces of the two wage earners. Residential mobility seems to be negatively influenced by the distance between the workplaces of the two wage earners. The search model also indicates that two‐earner households will, on average, move less often than single wage earners.