In this paper we relate gender differences in willingness to commute to the gender wage gap. Using unique …% more than men. Through the lens of a job search model where commuting matters, we estimate that around 10% of the gender … wage gap is accounted for by gender differences in the willingness to pay for a shorter commute. Finally, we use job …

This paper develops an equilibrium search model to explain gender asymmetry in occupational distribution. Workers … cases, gender segregation is reinforced. …

, and the interaction of search and mobility for young men and women. They find statistically significant gender differences …

Academia, and economics in particular, faces increased scrutiny because of gender imbalance. This paper studies the job … supporting their students, this gender stereotyping is likely due to unconscious biases …

whether this depends on the gender of a jobseeker. First, I relate the number of hours stated on job advertisements to the … gender preferences of firms indicated in a confidential online form. Second, I analyze hiring decisions of recruiters who … same position. Hence, the gender differences cannot be explained by differences in job or workplace characteristics …

Wage decompositions suggest that a large share of the gender wage gap can be explained by differences in occupation and … alleviate the gender gap. We test this hypothesis by examining the impact of the 2011 Pay Transparency Law in Austria, which … Austrian job board with social security spells that record the gender of new hires. To compare the pay level of vacancies …

To evaluate the role of incomplete information during job search in explaining occupational segregation by gender, we …

analyses are carried out for the full data as well as by considering gender and residence dimension. According to our general …

The introduction of prenatal sex-detection technologies in India has led to a phenomenal increase in abortion of female …, and the relative chances of girls surviving after birth. We find a moderation of son-biased fertility, erosion of gender …