Transport poverty is a growing concern in many developed countries. However, research on the determinants of transport poverty is relatively scant. We contribute to the debate on the determinants of transport poverty by presenting the first study to empirically examine the effects of ethnic diversity on transport poverty. Using 12 waves of longitudinal data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey, covering the period 2005–2016, we find a positive association between ethnic diversity and transport poverty. This result is robust to endogeneity, alternative ways of measuring ethnic diversity and transport poverty. We show that trust is an important channel through which ethnic diversity influences transport poverty. Thus, policies aimed at fostering tolerance, trust and inclusion in diverse communities are important to mitigate the negative effects of ethnic diversity on desirable socioeconomic outcomes.

在许多发达国家，运输贫困日益引起人们的关注。但是，关于运输贫困的决定因素的研究相对较少。我们通过提出第一项研究来实证检验种族多样性对运输贫困的影响，从而为关于运输贫困的决定因素的辩论做出贡献。使用来自澳大利亚家庭，收入和劳动动态（HILDA）调查的12浪纵向数据（涵盖2005-2016年），我们发现种族多样性与交通贫困之间存在正相关关系。该结果对于内生性，衡量种族多样性和交通贫困的替代方法具有鲁棒性。我们表明，信任是种族多样性影响运输贫困的重要渠道。因此，旨在促进宽容的政策，