就业地理与性别工资差距
The Geography of Jobs and the Gender Wage Gap
Review of Economics and Statistics · 2022 · [{"name": "Sitian Liu", "affiliation": ["Queen's University"]}, {"name": "Yichen Su", "affiliation": ["Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas"]}]
中文摘要
先前的研究表明，与男性相比，女性更愿意接受较低的工资以换取较短的通勤。我们表明，只有当缩短通勤存在由就业地理决定的工资惩罚时，通勤偏好的性别差异才会导致性别工资差距。我们通过说明居住在市中心附近的工人，其通勤差距和工资差距明显更小来证明这一点，尤其是在高工资岗位地理集中度较高的职业中。我们强调，就业地理是放大通勤偏好对性别工资差距影响的关键力量。
Abstract
Abstract Prior studies show that women are more willing to accept lower wages for shorter commutes than men. We show that gender differences in commuting preferences lead to a gender wage gap only if there is a wage penalty for shortening commutes, determined by the geography of jobs. We demonstrate this by showing that the commuting and wage gaps are considerably smaller among workers living near city centers, especially for occupations with a high geographic concentration of high-wage jobs. We highlight the geography of jobs as a key force that amplifies the impact of commuting preferences on the gender wage gap.