CHANGING EFFECTS OF JOB ACCESSIBILITY ON LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES

摘要

Accessibility has become a key concept in transportation planning, but it is still unknown towhat extent job accessibility affects labor market outcomes and if the effects are consistentover time. Using aggregated census data in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, this researchtests job accessibility's effects on employment ratios and commute time. The results showthat places with higher job accessibility tend to have higher employment ratios and shortercommute time, but the association between job accessibility and employment ratios is quitesmall. In addition, job accessibility's effects declined from 1990 to 2000. Therefore, policiesthat aim to promote residents' economic prospects through improving job accessibility canhave positive impacts. Nevertheless, the impacts are minor on employment ratios and varyacross time.