Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/305616 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 11374
Publisher: 
CESifo GmbH, Munich
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.
Subjects: 
gender wage gap
agglomeration economies
urban wage premium
JEL: 
J31
J16
R10
R23
R12
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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