Routledge Dictionary of Economics, Second Edition
Daily journeys of workers between their homes and places of work.
When a transport network makes places distant from a centre of production more accessible, house building occurs in outlying areas, causing land and property prices to rise. Other effects of commuting include increased traffic congestion and the difficulty of financing city services used by, but not paid for, commuting workers.
See also: circular migration; fiscal mobility
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