What is the Contribution of Public Transport to Productive Inclusion? Examining Job Informality in the Bogotá Region

The authors' research explores the distribution of accessibility to formal and informal employment in Bogotá, Colombia. Building on the latest available information for the city and consolidated potential accessibility metrics at the socioeconomic level, the authors present evidence of the contribution of public transport to social and spatial inequalities in accessibility for individuals in different spatial, economic and social categories. The authors' analysis draws on concepts of social and economic inclusion, combining the study of potential accessibility and the distribution of public transport infrastructure with the degrees to which individuals are included in the safety nets associated with formal employment. This research interrogates the effects of the current configuration of the city and public transport networks on improving accessibility to quality job opportunities, interpreting higher dependency from informal jobs as productive exclusion. The authors' study brings together two perspectives not often combined, identifying variable levels of social and productive inclusion within the population. The authors provide empirical evidence that can contribute to target policies for low-skilled and low-income workers in the informal economy.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ADD20 Standing Committee on Social and Economic Factors of Transportation.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

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• Authors:
  • Oviedo, Daniel R
  • Guzm�n, Luis A
  • Oviedo, Nicolas
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Board 98th Annual Meeting
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 2019-1-13 to 2019-1-17
• Date: 2019

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 24p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Equity; Jobs; Low income groups; Public transit; Socioeconomic factors
• Geographic Terms: Bogota (Colombia)
• Subject Areas: Economics; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01698167
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 19-06063
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 1 2019 3:51PM