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Without assuming innate differences between genders, we show that the simultaneous interaction between frictional labor and marriage markets can result in a “gendered” equilibrium which is consistent with observed empirical regularities: men earn more than women, and their attachment to the labor market is stronger. The equilibrium also exhibits a marriage-wage premium for men.
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Bonilla, R., Masters, A. Endogenous gender-based discrimination in a model of simultaneous frictional labor and marriage markets. Econ Theory Bull 11, 107–119 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40505-023-00245-7
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