Kiasunomics

Train on weekdays, and bus on weekends?

NUS Business School Season 2 Episode 4

Do humans naturally opt to take the train on weekdays to shorten their work commute instead of the bus, and do they tend to work longer if their travelling time is longer? In this episode, Professor Sumit shares insightful research observations from studying EZ link card data of over 150 million bus and train trips, to understand how time, money and urgency influences the Singapore commuter’s mode of public transportation.