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Labor market concentration and gender gaps

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  • Jérémy Tanguy

    (Institut de Recherche en Gestion et en Economie)

  • Sylvie Blasco

    (Centre de recherche en économie et management)

  • Johanne Bacheron

    (Aix-Marseille Sciences Economiques)

  • Eva Moreno Galbis

    (Aix-Marseille Sciences Economiques)

Abstract

This presentation analyzes how labor market concentration affects gender inequalities in wages, hirings, and working conditions. While theoretical models predict that firms will be able to extract a monopsony rent from workers who have lower geographical mobility, very speci

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  • Jérémy Tanguy & Sylvie Blasco & Johanne Bacheron & Eva Moreno Galbis, 2024. "Labor market concentration and gender gaps," French Stata Users' Group Meetings 2024 31, Stata Users Group.
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