Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics
Working Papers,
Copenhagen Business School, Department of Economics
No 7-2025: The Scarring Effects of Workplace Sexual Harassment
Nisha Chikhale (), Natalie Duncombe () and Birthe Larsen ()
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Nisha Chikhale: University of Delaware
Birthe Larsen: Department of Economics, Copenhagen Business School, Postal: Copenhagen Business School, Department of Economics, Porcelaenshaven 16 A. 1. floor, DK-2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark
Abstract: We provide new causal evidence on the labor market consequences of workplace sex-ual harassment using matched survey and administrative data from Denmark. Both women and men experience persistent earnings losses of around 6 percent, with losses doubling among those who change employers. These effects are not driven by non-employment or occupational downgrading but by moves to lower-paying firms. A sub-stantial share of harassment comes from clients—particularly for women—highlighting the need for broader anti-harassment policies. Our findings reveal the long-term eco-nomic scars of harassment and gendered patterns in firm mobility, sorting, and pro-ductivity that persist beyond job transitions.
Keywords: Workplace sexual harassment; Anti-harassment policies; Gendered firm mobility patterns
Language: English
33 pages, August 6, 2025
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