Julien Prat répond aux questions de Théo Borne pour le journal La Croix
Paper co-authored with CREST researcher cited in the White House Economic Report of the President
“Gender Differences in Job Search: Trading off Commute Against Wage”
Co-authored with Roland Rathelot, Alexandra Roulet and Thomas Le Barbanchon
June 2020
Abstract:
In this paper we relate gender differences in willingness to commute to the gender wage gap. Using unique administrative data on job search criteria, we first document that unemployed women have a lower reservation wage than comparable men and that the maximum commute they are willing to accept is smaller. We also find that they get lower wages and shorter commutes in their next job. We then identify indifference curves between wage and commute using the joint distributions of reservation job attributes and of accepted job bundles. Indifference curves are steeper for women, who value commute around 20% 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 application data to test the robustness of our results and to show that female workers do not receive less demand from far-away employers, confirming that most of the gender gap in commute is supply-side driven.
Links:
The Quaterly Journal of Economics
https://academic.oup.com/qje/article/136/1/381/5928590
Summary of the 2022 Economic Report of the President
https://www.whitehouse.gov/cea/written-materials/2022/04/14/summary-of-the-2022-economic-report-of-the-president/
Economic Report of the President
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ERP-2022.pdf
IPCC report: three things you need to know
An interview with Patricia Crifo, Philippe Drobinski and Julie Mayer in Polytechnique Insights. April 21st, 2022
Assemblée nationale: Urgence d’un renouveau
Etienne Ollion était l’invité de Mathieu Magnaudeix dans “À l’air libre”, l’émission quotidienne de Médiapart, le 25 avril 2022 à 18h53 – 51min
En RCA, la légalisation du bitcoin suscite l’inquiétude
Julien Prat répond aux questions de Théo Borne pour le journal La Croix
4th IZA/CREST Conf: Labor Market Policy Evaluation
Submission Deadline: June 30, 2022
Une interview d’Étienne Ollion pour le mouvement citoyen À nous la démocratie!
E. Ollion décrit les grands principes qui structurent la vie politique française et ouvre des pistes pour réformer la démocratie contemporaine. Propos recueillis par E. Martin, S. Ollivier et M. Valiergue
À l’Assemblée nationale, l’urgence du renouvellement
Etienne Ollion était l’invité de Mathieu Magnaudeix dans “À l’air libre”, l’émission quotidienne de Médiapart, le 25 avril 2022 à 18h53 – 51min
Paper co-authored with CREST researcher cited in the White House Economic Report of the President
“Gender Differences in Job Search: Trading off Commute Against Wage”
Co-authored with Roland Rathelot, Alexandra Roulet and Thomas Le Barbanchon
June 2020
Abstract:
In this paper we relate gender differences in willingness to commute to the gender wage gap. Using unique administrative data on job search criteria, we first document that unemployed women have a lower reservation wage than comparable men and that the maximum commute they are willing to accept is smaller. We also find that they get lower wages and shorter commutes in their next job. We then identify indifference curves between wage and commute using the joint distributions of reservation job attributes and of accepted job bundles. Indifference curves are steeper for women, who value commute around 20% 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 application data to test the robustness of our results and to show that female workers do not receive less demand from far-away employers, confirming that most of the gender gap in commute is supply-side driven.
Links:
The Quaterly Journal of Economics
https://academic.oup.com/qje/article/136/1/381/5928590
Summary of the 2022 Economic Report of the President
https://www.whitehouse.gov/cea/written-materials/2022/04/14/summary-of-the-2022-economic-report-of-the-president/
Economic Report of the President
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ERP-2022.pdf
17th IZA & 4th IZA/CREST Conference: Labor Market Policy Evaluation
Submission Deadline: June 30, 2022