Author:
Abe Yukiko,Oishi Akiko S.
Abstract
In this article, we empirically examine the impact of wives' participation
in the labor market on family earnings inequality, by paying
attention to the dynamic aspect of labor supply by wives. We find
that wives' earnings have a moderate equalizing effect on family earnings
inequality. Unlike in the United States, cohort effects in earnings
inequality are relatively small in Japan. The correlation between husbands'
and wives' earnings is small for almost every cohort in our
cross-sectional data. The analysis of panel data suggests that married
women's employment has a strong persistence, which has a significant
impact on the level of family earnings.
Publisher
York University Libraries
Subject
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance,Sociology and Political Science
Cited by
3 articles.
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