Network Analysis of Commuting Flows: A Comparative Static Approach to German Data |
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| Authors: | Roberto Patuelli Aura Reggiani Sean P Gorman Peter Nijkamp Franz-Josef Bade |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Spatial Economics, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands;(2) Department of Economics, Faculty of Statistics, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy;(3) School of Public Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444, USA;(4) Faculty for Spatial Planning, University of Dortmund, 44221 Dortmund, Germany |
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| Abstract: | The analysis of complex networks has recently received considerable attention. The work by Albert and Barabási presented a
research challenge to network analysis, that is, growth of the network. The present paper offers a network analysis of the
spatial commuting network in Germany. First, we study the spatial evolution of the commuting network over time. Secondly,
we compare two spatial interaction model (SIM) specifications, in order to replicate the actual network structure. Our findings
suggest that the commuting network appeared to become more dense and clustered, while the SIMs seem to require more sophisticated
specifications, in order to replicate such a connectivity structure. |
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| Keywords: | Complex networks Commuting Infrastructure Dynamics German districts |
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