Tiempos de desplazamiento y su incidencia en la calidad de vida

Abstract

This document aims to estimate the cost of the trips in which they must incur the people to carry out different compulsory and optional activities, and their effect on the quality of life in the city of Bogotá, by contrasting the results obtained through a logistic regression (Probit and Logit) and the PLS - PM model, which include variables that allow a more comprehensive evaluation of the aspects that have a significant effect on the well-being of individuals, viewed objectively and subjectively. The monograph focuses on the displacements of the population that studies and / or works, due to who are the ones who make the most trips to fulfill their obligations, and at the same time, those who have a greater probability of access to travel optional mainly intended for leisure. Later, with the help of the variables and blocks built to measure the model, the determinants of well-being are analyzed. The results obtained reveal the importance of analyzing the quality of life beyond monetary income, the increasing importance of access to the internet connection, the improvement in gender equality matter taking into account the travel time spent by men and women, and the reality regarding the significant incidence of these times as determinants for well-being, leaving the debate open to alternative solutions to improve mobility and at the same time mitigate the negative externalities of transport