Commuting, Gender and Children

Malte Borghorst, Ismir Mulalic, Jos Van Ommeren*

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Abstract

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 languageEnglish
Article number103709
JournalJournal of Urban Economics
Volume144
Number of pages22
ISSN0094-1190
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2024

Bibliographical note

Published online: 04 November 2024.

Keywords

  • Commuting
  • Children
  • Gender

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