This paper demonstrates that women search longer for their first or second husband in cities with higher male wage inequality, and analyzes several explanations for this result. A causal link is established by showing that the results are robust to the inclusion of city fixed-effects and...

This paper demonstrates that women search longer for their first or second husband in cities with higher male wage inequality, and examines several alternative explanations. A causal link is established by controlling for city fixed effects and city-specific time trends, and by using inequality...