TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Garlick, Robert
AU  - Field, Erica
AU  - Vyborny, Kate
        TI  - Women’s Mobility and Labor Supply: Experimental Evidence from Pakistan
        PY  - 2025/Apr/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 17883
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp17883
        AB  - We study whether commuting barriers constrain women’s labor supply in urban Pakistan. We randomize offers of gender-segregated or mixed-gender commuting services at varying prices. Women-only transport more than doubles job application rates, while mixed-gender transport has minimal effects on men’s and women’s application rates. Women value the women-only service more than large price discounts for the mixed-gender service. Results are similar for baseline labor force participants and non-participants, suggesting there are many “latent jobseekers” close to the margin of participation. These findings highlight the importance of safety and propriety concerns in women’s labor decisions.
        KW  - gender
KW  - mobility
KW  - transport
KW  - female labor force participation
        ER  -