The effects of car access on employment outcomes for welfare recipients

We use four waves of a longitudinal survey of current and former welfare recipients in Tennessee to examine the effects of car access on employment, weekly hours of work, and hourly wages. Contributions include a focus on car access instead of ownership, treatment of urban and rural differences, and...

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Published inJournal of urban economics Vol. 58; no. 2; pp. 250 - 272
Main Authors Gurley, Tami, Bruce, Donald
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Elsevier Inc 01.09.2005
Elsevier
Elsevier BV
SeriesJournal of Urban Economics
Subjects
Access to employment
Automobiles
Employment
Employment situation
Longitudinal studies
Social security
Statistical analysis
Tennessee
Transport
U.S.A
Urban economics
Urban studies
Wage-employment relationship
Welfare
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Summary:We use four waves of a longitudinal survey of current and former welfare recipients in Tennessee to examine the effects of car access on employment, weekly hours of work, and hourly wages. Contributions include a focus on car access instead of ownership, treatment of urban and rural differences, and controls for the simultaneity of car access and employment outcomes. Results indicate that car access generally increases the probability of being employed and leaving welfare. Car access also leads to more hours of work for welfare recipients with a work requirement and enables participants to find better-paying jobs.
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ISSN:0094-1190
1095-9068
DOI:10.1016/j.jue.2005.05.002