Distance to work in Beijing: Institutional reform and bargaining power
利用北京家庭出行调查数据，研究夫妻间议价能力如何影响通勤安排，并分析制度环境如何为议价设定边界。
In this study, we use a large sample from the Beijing Household Travel Survey to build husband-wife dyads, construct variables to measure bargaining power between spouses and place intra-household travel arrangements within a broader institutional framework to analyse relationships between institutions, bargaining power and travel patterns of married men and women. The empirical results reveal that bargaining power does matter in determining intra-household commute arrangements. The overarching institutional framework meanwhile sets boundaries for bargaining, and defines which resources are effective bargaining chips for individuals.