Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/265770 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 15549
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Finding suitable employment in a city is more challenging for married than unmarried migrants. This paper provides empirical evidence that the denser and more diversified labor markets in large cities help alleviate the colocation problem of married couples. Using data from China, we show that the gender wage gap among married migrants is significantly smaller in larger cities, and this is mainly because large cities have higher employer and population densities. Large cities make married women more likely to be employed and to secure suitable jobs after family migration. We find no evidence for alternative explanations for the correlation between city size and married women's relative wages.
Subjects: 
city size
family migration
colocation choice
gender gap
JEL: 
J31
R12
R23
O15
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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