abstract: 'Although structural determinants have been emphasized for explaining

  wage differences between men and women, the role of regional opportunity

  structures still warrants research. This investigation focuses on the

  relevance of urban labour markets and agglomeration effects for the

  spatial variation in the gender wage gap and provides comprehensive

  insights into the underlying mechanisms by combining sociological,

  economic, and geographical approaches. It is argued that partnership

  ties impose severe restrictions on women''s labour mobility, confining

  them to the labour markets of their partners and the local conditions of

  their residential area. According to labour market theory, women''s lower

  responsiveness to better job offers will translate into lower earnings.

  However, the size of the wage penalty varies with urban size and will be

  considerably lower in large labour markets. Empirical evidence is

  provided using data from the German Socio-economic Panel (1992-2012).

  Methodologically, the study adds to the literature by estimating hybrid,

  within- and between-effect wage regressions that also take into account

  dynamic selection into employment. Results indicate that male-female

  wage differentials narrow with urban size up to 9 per cent, thereby

  prompting the increasingly discussed importance of agglomeration effects

  for women''s employment outcomes. Moreover, the study reveals and

  discusses pitfalls in interpreting results from fixed-effects models.'
affiliation: 'Nisic, N (Corresponding Author), Univ Hamburg, Sch Business Econ \&
  Social Sci, D-20354 Hamburg, Germany.

  Nisic, Natascha, Univ Hamburg, Sch Business Econ \& Social Sci, D-20354 Hamburg,
  Germany.'
author: Nisic, Natascha
author-email: Natascha.nisic@wiso.uni-hamburg.de
author_list:
- family: Nisic
  given: Natascha
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1093/esr/jcx037
eissn: 1468-2672
files: []
issn: 0266-7215
journal: EUROPEAN SOCIOLOGICAL REVIEW
keywords-plus: 'UNITED-STATES; MIGRATION DECISIONS; LABOR-MARKETS; PAY GAP; WOMEN;

  URBAN; INEQUALITY; EARNINGS; WORK; PARTICIPATION'
language: English
month: APR
number: '2'
number-of-cited-references: '42'
pages: 292-304
papis_id: fd4d80391d267e56181afb8492654c7f
ref: Nisic2017smallerdifferences
times-cited: '14'
title: Smaller Differences in Bigger Cities? Assessing the Regional Dimension of the
  Gender Wage Gap
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000400997800009
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usage-count-since-2013: '26'
volume: '33'
web-of-science-categories: Sociology
year: '2017'