Intra‐ and inter‐regional commuting: Assessing the role of wage differentials.

The study aims to explain intra and inter‐regional mobility in the UK between 2004 and 2014, by examining the role played by regional wage differentials, and individual‐ and region‐specific characteristics. We use a two‐stage model: first, we generate individual predicted regional wage differentials; then, in the mobility equation, we study its effect on cross‐regional mobility. We verify that the wage differentials influence asymmetrically male and female workers, indicating the existence of a cross‐regional commuting gender gap which arises from different sensitivities to non‐monetary costs. The propensity to commute longer durations to other regions and the role of domestic responsibilities are also studied. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]