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Female business travelers pay less than their male colleagues because they tend to book earlier

  • Written by Javier D. Donna, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Florida
imageWomen tend to book business travel earlier than men.Michael Duva/Stone via Getty Images

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Female employees consistently pay lower airfares than men do for the same flights because they tend to book earlier, according to a new peer-reviewed article I co-authored.

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