Disentangling the role of cars and transit in employment and labor earnings
Publication Year: 2018

Disentangling the role of cars and transit in employment and labor earnings

Citation:

Smart, M., Klien, N., 2018. Disentangling the role of cars and transit in employment and labor earningsTransportation. 1-35.

Abstract

In this article, Professor Smart and Nicholas Klein (Bloustein PhD, 2014) find that having a car helps Americans find jobs, keep those jobs over time, and move up the economic ladder. Very good transit service can provide the same benefits, but only about 5% of people (and 8% of poor people) have access to very good transit service. Further, for most people, it appears that the private benefits of auto ownership likely outweigh the private costs.

Additional Topics
car ownership | transit