Commuting in the Moscow Region: a Methodical and Empirical Analysis

Abstract

The distribution of commuting rates in the Moscow metropolitan area has been investigated in the present work evaluating the full macroeconomic manpower balance in districts of Moscow region from 2001 statistical data. The relations between the fraction of commuters d^B and average monthly wages S as well as the distance from a district to a center R were analyzed methodically and empirically. It was found that latter parameter R strongly determines both commuting and wage levels d^B and S in suburbs. The values of the corresponding correlation coefficients are reported.