Desplazamientos y autoempleo en Francia: diferencias por género

Palacios, Saúl (2021): Desplazamientos y autoempleo en Francia: diferencias por género.

Abstract

This paper analyses the behavior of French workers, employed and self- employed, in relation to home-work commute. We use the collected data from the European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) and we look for the main fac- tors that most influence on the commuting times. A comparison between women and men in relation to their choice of commuting time is made. The findings indicate a decrease of commuting time for the self-employed, and this is higher when female self-employed data are analyzed.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• English Title: Commuting and self-employment in France: gender differences
• Language: Spanish
• Keywords: commuting, desplazamientos, self-employment, autoempleo, trabajadores, gender differences, diferencias de género, workers, France, Francia
• Subjects: O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O5 - Economywide Country Studies > O57 - Comparative Studies of Countries; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R4 - Transportation Economics > R40 - General

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