Borghorst, M., Mulalic, I. and van Ommeren, J. (2024). Commuting, gender and children Journal of Urban Economics, 144.
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Publication year2024
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JournalJournal of Urban Economics
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.