Gender Gaps in the Urban Wage Premium

Kenza Elass, Cecilia García-Peñalosa, Christian Schluter and Cecilia Garcia-Peñalosa

No 11374, CESifo Working Paper Series from CESifo

Abstract: We examine the economic geography of gender wage gaps to understand the role that location plays in gender earning differences. Using panelised administrative data for the universe of French workers, our findings indicate that women benefit relatively more from density than men, with an urban wage premium (return to urban density) 48% higher than for men. We identify a number of factors that explain this gap, with a large share being explained by the structure of the local labour market, notably, the extent of occupational segregation. Another important factor is commuting patterns, while childcare availability plays only a moderate role.

Keywords: gender wage gap; agglomeration economies; urban wage premium (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J16 J31 R10 R12 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-gen, nep-geo, nep-lma and nep-ure
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