Evolution of the Marriage Earnings Gap for Women

Chinhui Juhn and Kristin McCue

American Economic Review, 2016, vol. 106, issue 5, 252-56

Abstract: Using Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) panels linked to Social Security earnings records, we examine the earnings gap associated with marriage for cohorts of women born between 1936 and 1975. We compare ordinary least squares and fixed-effect estimates. We find that among women who work, the marital earnings gap has all but disappeared in fixed-effects estimates for recent birth cohorts. In fact, among women without children, married women earn more than single women, implying a diminished role for specialization when children are not present. In contrast, the motherhood earnings gap remains large even for recent birth cohorts.

JEL-codes: J16 J31 J71 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
Note: DOI: 10.1257/aer.p20161120
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