ABSTRACT

In this article, we develop an urban model for self-employment where leisure and effort at work are complementary. Our model shows that unemployment tends to be concentrated far from business districts, in contrast to employment and self-employment. The self-employed tend to live closer to workplaces than do the employed, as commuting affects productivity and thus earnings. We use the American Time Use Survey to test the model and find that employment and self-employment are negatively related to commuting, in comparison to unemployment, while self-employment is associated with shorter commutes, giving support to the theoretical background.

中文翻译：

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对城市地区个体经营者的位置进行建模

摘要

在本文中，我们开发了一个城市自营职业模型，其中休闲和工作努力是相辅相成的。我们的模型表明，与就业和自营职业相比，失业往往集中在远离商业区的地方。个体经营者往往比受雇者住得更靠近工作场所，因为通勤会影响生产力，从而影响收入。我们使用美国时间使用调查来检验模型，发现与失业相比，就业和自营职业与通勤负相关，而自营职业与通勤时间较短相关，这为理论背景提供了支持。