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Understanding job mobility and why people change jobs
Monday May 26, 2025 2:30pm - 2:50pm EDT
Desmarais 1130
Job mobility is a critical factor in understanding long-term employment transitions and their interplay with transportation systems, residential choices, and urban planning. This study examines job mobility using data from the British Columbia Time Use Survey (BC ATUS), focusing on survey design, data accuracy, and the reliability of self-reported employment histories. The study evaluates the structure of job mobility-related survey questions and the challenges associated with recall bias and data consistency in longitudinal data collection. To analyze job mobility dynamics, this study employs a continuous hazard-based duration model, which explicitly accounts for individual and household life-cycle stages, including residential relocation, partner relocation, and retirement decisions. The model integrates socioeconomic and demographic attributes, such as age, marital status, education level, and homeownership, to examine their influence on job duration and transition likelihoods. The results indicate that job relocation is most frequent in the early years of employment and is significantly influenced by individual and household factors, particularly residential/partner relocation and retirement decisions.
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Mahmudur Fatmi

Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia - Okanagan
Dr. Mahmudur Fatmi is a transportation professor at UBCO. He has started as an assistant professor at UBCO since July 2018. Dr. Fatmi contributes by developing advanced econometric modelling methods and agent-based microsimulation modelling techniques to assist in making effective... Read More →
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34. RahmanFatmiOrvin Paper CTRF2025 pdf
Monday May 26, 2025 2:30pm - 2:50pm EDT
Desmarais 1130 55 Laurier Ave E, Ottawa ON K1N 6N5
  Policy & Planning

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