Commuting, gender and children

Malte Borghorst; Ismir Mulalic; Jos van Ommeren

doi:10.1016/j.jue.2024.103709

Commuting, gender and children

Malte Borghorst, Ismir Mulalic, Jos van Ommeren^*

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We demonstrate that women with children are much more likely to leave their job when they have a long commute, which is not true for men. Interpreting these results through the lens of a dynamic search model, we demonstrate that commuting costs increase substantially for women after they have children. For women with children, a 12 kilometer increase in commuting distance induces costs equivalent to about 20% of their wage.

Original language	English
Article number	103709
Number of pages	22
Journal	Journal of Urban Economics
Volume	144
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jue.2024.103709
Publication status	Published - Nov 2024

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Children
Commuting
Gender

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