Commuting to the Reykjavík capital area from Southwest Iceland

• Published in: Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál
• Main Authors: Bjarnason, Þóroddur, Þórðardóttir, Sigríður Elín
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Icelandic
• Published: Institute of Business Research 2018
• Subjects: Job markets; Commuting; Capital area; Southwest region; R11; R12; Vinnumarkaðir; vinnusókn; Höfuðborgarsvæði; Suðvestursvæði; Akranes; Hveragerði; Reykjavík; Þorlákshöfn; Iceland
• Online Access: http://www.efnahagsmal.is/article/view/a.2018.15.2.6; https://doi.org/10.24122/tve.a.2018.15.2.6

In recent years regions within commuting distance from the Reykjavík urban area have grown faster than the capital area as such. In this study, commuting to the capital area is compared to work within the home community and commuting within each region. Special attention is given to the effects of g...