We estimated two dynamic programing models, one for men and one for women, on a
sample of immigrants who arrived in Israel from the Former Soviet Union (FSU) between …

In this study we augment the comprehensive dynamic programing model developed in
Buchinsky, Gotlibovski and Lifshitz (2014) with the necessary features that would allow us to …

We develop and estimate a comprehensive dynamic programming (DP) model for the joint
decisions of residential location, employment location, occupational choices, and labor …

Family ties have an important effect on the wage gap between male and female workers
because wives are often more geographically tied to their husband's location, which may not …

This chapter examines empirically how local labor markets, household composition, and
individual characteristics affect the labor force participation of women. The predominant …

It has been argued that greater spatial constraints are imposed on the job searches of
women workers and that these greater constraints account for some of the gender wage …

This study focuses on the role of labor market location in generating gender inequality in
earnings. Specifically, the article examines whether suburban versus urban labor market …

It has been well documented that women tend to work closer to home than men. One
interpretation of this finding has been that women face more spatially constrained labor …

We explore whether a priority given to a husband's career within a family could partly
explain the gender wage gap. We show that restrictions preventing women from pursuing …

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's …