Safety First: Gender Differences in Screening on an Online Platform

Pierre Deschamps (), Dylan Glover (), Xavier Lambin (), Morgane Laouénan () and Guillaume Chapelle ()
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Pierre Deschamps: Swedish Institute for Social Research
Dylan Glover: INSEAD
Xavier Lambin: ESSEC Business School
Morgane Laouénan: Université Paris 1
Guillaume Chapelle: Université de Cergy

No 10/2025, SOFI Working Papers in Labour Economics from Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research

Abstract: We investigate gender differences in economic outcomes on the largest carpooling platform in Europe, combining correspondence studies, scraped platform data and surveys. We find that although female drivers are strongly preferred by passengers, they do not earn higher revenues. We reconcile this paradox by showing that female drivers screen out passengers more than men do, driven by differences in perceived risk and tolerance for potentially unsafe passengers.

Keywords: safety; gender; carpooling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J16 L91 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 109 pages
Date: 2025-07-04
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