Gender Differences in Job Search and Earnings Gap: Replication Data

Replication data and programs for the paper 'Gender Differences in Job Search and the Earnings Gap: Evidence from the Field and Lab' by Cortes, Pan, Pilossoph, Reuben, and Zafar. The dataset is hosted by The Quarterly Journal of Economics Dataverse and was last updated on May 30, 2026. It is intended to replicate the tables and figures from the published study.

Use Cases

• Replicate statistical analyses on gender differences in job search behavior based on the described field and lab evidence.
• Study the relationship between job search strategies and the earnings gap as referenced in the paper's title.
• Benchmark new models of labor market outcomes against the results generated from this replication data.

Strengths

• Data is directly linked to a peer-reviewed publication in The Quarterly Journal of Economics.
• Includes replication programs to regenerate the paper's tables and figures.
• Last update timestamp is precisely recorded as 2026-05-30 08:16:43.

Limitations

• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Cortes, Patricia; The Quarterly Journal of Economics Dataverse

Collection Method

Data collected for the associated research paper, likely from field and laboratory experiments.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-30 08:16:43.