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Economics PhD candidate at Stanford GSB. Urban/Public/IO.
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Nov 20, 2020 10 tweets 3 min read
First paper —> first tweet

"The Gender Pay Gap in the Gig Economy: Evidence from 1mil Uber Drivers” (with Diamond, Hall, List, @pauloyer) is forthcoming at ReStud. Uber pay doesn’t depend on gender, but we find that male Uber drivers make 7% more than female drivers [1/9] Three factors explain the pay gap. 1) Men and women drive in different areas. The single most important determinant of where someone drives is where they *live*, and men and women live in different areas. [2/9]