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COMMUTING TIME AND HOUSEHOLD RESPONSIBILITIES: EVIDENCE USING PROPENSITY SCORE MATCHING
Author(s) -
GimenezNadal J. Ignacio,
Molina José Alberto
Publication year - 2016
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/jors.12243
Subject(s) - propensity score matching , matching (statistics) , causality (physics) , demographic economics , time use survey , production (economics) , survey data collection , time allocation , economics , psychology , demography , sociology , statistics , microeconomics , mathematics , work (physics) , mechanical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering , management
We examine the relationship between individual commuting behavior and household responsibilities, with a focus on gender differences in that relationship. Using the Dutch Time Use Survey for the years 2000 and 2005, we analyze the relationship between commuting time, home production, and childcare. To deal with reverse causality, we use Propenstity Score Matching techniques to obtain imputed data for individuals. We find that the effect of home production on commuting time for women is more than double that for men, while childcare time has an effect on women's commuting behavior only. Our results shedding light on the Household Responsibility Hypothesis.