<p>Eurosclerosis is gripping Europe; one suggested remedy is higher mobility of people. That is what this thesis aims to address: Inter-municipality commuting mobility in Sweden.</p><p>This essay is investigating the Swedish commuting as of 2005. The hypothesis is duly formed as such: High education is significant for the outcome of the commuting decision. The regional pattern of commuting is also considered to a degree. Aggregated data on Swedish commuting between municipalities is used.</p><p>The theory used to investigate this is basic agglomeration theory including the simplest form of gravity model. Theories on utility, human capital and distance friction complement the analysis.</p><p>Concluding comments include: higher education is significant for the commuting decision, and living in more densely populated areas like “big” cities increases chances of people commuting.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:hj-1333 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | Eliasson, Johanna, Ström, Michael |
| Publisher | Jönköping University, JIBS, Economics, Jönköping University, JIBS, Economics |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, text |
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