The Role of Behavioral Economics in Residential Choice: A Pilot Study Of Travel Patterns, Housing Characteristics, Social Connections, and Subjective Well-Being

Do people make imperfect decisions about where to live and how to travel? There is some evidence that people may overvalue privacy and material goods like housing and undervalue time for activities and social connections. The authors surveyed 84 individuals, almost all of them university students, before and after a planned move between homes. Respondents answered questions at two points in time about six months apart, before and after moving. They reported ratings of subjective well-being, information on travel patterns, characteristics of homes and neighborhoods, the number and type of social connections, demographics, and significant life events. This working paper describes the survey design and data collection process, and reports on survey results.

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  • This research was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers program.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of California, Berkeley

  Department of City and Regional Planning
  College of Environmental Design
  Berkeley, CA  United States  94720-1850

  University of California Transportation Center (UCTC)

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• Authors:
  • Chatman, Daniel G
  • 0000-0001-5475-8544
  • Broaddus, Andrea
  • Young, Cheryl
  • Brill, Matthew
• Publication Date: 2013-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 48p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Commuting; Economics; Housing; Mode choice; Multiple criteria decision making; Residential location; Time
• Subject Areas: Highways; Society; I70: Traffic and Transport;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01542158
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Report/Paper Numbers: UCTC-FR-2013-05
• Files: CALTRANS, UTC, TRIS, RITA, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Oct 29 2014 11:25AM