Differentiating between the Living Standards of Husbands and Wives in Two-Wage-Earner Families, 1968 and 1979

Roberta M. Spalter-Roth

The Journal of Economic History, 1983, vol. 43, issue 1, 231-240

Abstract: This paper applies a feminist analysis to the measurement of living standards during the 1970s. It suggests that widely made assumptions of homogeneous pooling and redistribution of income, labor, and expenditures within families mask inequalities and uneven changes in the living standards of wage-working husbands and wives. Two waves of the Panel Study of Income dynamics are used to create two rough indicators, that is, reproduction pay and surplus, to test for inequalities and uneven changes in 1968 and again in 1979. In general, the findings show differential living standards between husbands and wives when assumptions of homogeneous pooling and redistribution are not made. The paper concludes that the suggested rough indicators are useful for the measurement of living standards.

Date: 1983
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