世界银行-工作可达性、通勤时间和城市交通效率：来自达累斯萨拉姆的证据（英）-2025.8.pdfVIP

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TransportGlobalDepartment

August2025

PolicyResearchWorkingPaper11186

Abstract

ManyAfricancountriesareexperiencingrapidurbaniza-therelationshipbetweenwagesandcommutetimesacross

tion.However,jobcreationhasnotkeptpace,resultingdifferenttransportmodes.Commutersusingmotorized

inpersistentlyhighurbanunemploymentrates.Basedtransportation,particularlyprivatecarsandtaxis,generally

onbasicjobsearchtheory,thepaperrevisitstherelation-earnmorethanthoseusingnonmotorizedtransport.Hence,

shipbetweenemploymentandtransportconnectivityatthereisapotentialriskassociatedwiththeoverreliance

variouslevels,usingdatafromDaresSalaam,oneofAfri-onprivatetransportmodes.Thegenderwagegappersists

ca’sfastest-growingdevelopingcities.ItshowsthatthoseinDaresSalaam,butthepositiveeffectofcommuting

whocommutelongerdistancestendtoearnhigherwages.onwagesisgreaterforwomen,whichcancontributeto

Therefore,enhancingtheefficiencyofurbantransportreducingthegap.

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