Coordinated Work Schedules and the Gender Wage Gap

A-Tier
Journal: Economic Journal
Year: 2023
Volume: 133
Issue: 651
Pages: 1036-1066

Authors (3)

German Cubas (not in RePEc) Chinhui Juhn (not in RePEc) Pedro Silos (Temple University)

Score contribution per author:

1.341 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

This paper studies how coordinated work schedules across jobs contribute to the gender wage gap. Using US time diary data, we construct occupation-level measures of coordinated schedules. Higher coordination is associated with higher wages and a larger gender wage gap. Empirically, women with children allocate more time to household care and are penalised for missing work during peak hours. An equilibrium occupational choice model generates a gender wage gap of 8.9%; most of the gender wage gap is within occupations. If coordination is set to the value of healthcare support across all occupations, the within-occupation gender gap halves.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:oup:econjl:v:133:y:2023:i:651:p:1036-1066.
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25