Despite the efficiency produced by long-distance commuting (LDC) as an adjustment mechanism between local labor markets, the impact that it has on the equilibrium of labor markets has not been studied in depth. This paper uses the case of Chile, since in the last two decades the LDC has increased its importance as a strategy of labor mobility for workers in this country. We demonstrate, both theoretically and empirically, that LDC generates wage differences in the labor markets that receive commuters, as a function of the market equilibrium of these workers’ place of origin. These differences are not only related to labor productivity and/or employment, but also to the wage expectations of commuters in their place of origin.

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长途通勤以及通勤者居住地不同薪资期望对工作地点工资的影响

尽管通过长途通勤（LDC）作为当地劳动力市场之间的一种调整机制而产生了效率，但尚未深入研究它对劳动力市场均衡的影响。本文以智利为例，因为在过去的二十年中，最不发达国家作为该国工人的劳动力流动战略已变得越来越重要。我们在理论和经验上都证明，最不发达国家根据这些工人原籍地的市场均衡，在通勤的劳动力市场上产生工资差异。这些差异不仅与劳动生产率和/或就业有关，而且与原籍通勤者的工资期望有关。