Code for `Eliminating Fares to Expand Opportunities: Experimental Evidence on the Impacts of Free Public Transportation on Economic and Social Disparities'

This package includes code and some data to replicate the paper. All code is included. Some data in not included due to legal limitations on data sharing.<br><br>Abstract: We conduct a randomized controlled trial to study the employment effects of providing free public transportation to individuals with low income. A temporary subsidy that reduces the price of transit to zero has no significant effects on individuals' paid hours worked or earnings. Using rich administrative data, we also explore a range of other outcomes. We find suggestive evidence that transit subsidies improve measures of financial and physical health.