Olav Sorenson and Michael S. Dahl<\/strong><\/p>\n

We examine the extent to which the gender wage gap stems from dual-earner couples jointly choosing where to live. If couples locate in places better suited for the man\u2019s employment than for the woman\u2019s, the resulting mismatch of women to employers will de- press women\u2019s wages. Examining data from Denmark, our analyses indicate (i) that Danish couples chose locations with higher expected wages for the man than for the woman, (ii) that the better matching of men in couples to local employers could account for up to 36% of the gender wage gap, and (iii) that the greatest asymmetry in the apparent importance of the man\u2019s versus the woman\u2019s potential earnings occurred among couples with pre-school age children and where the male partner had accounted for a larger share of household income before the potential move.<\/p>\n

American Sociological Review<\/em><\/strong>,81 (2016): 900-920<\/a><\/p>\n

Podcast on the paper (interviewed by Cristobal Young)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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