Working Married Women and the Distribution of Income

David Betson and Jacques van der Gaag

Journal of Human Resources, 1984, vol. 19, issue 4, 532-543

Abstract: In this paper we analyze the impact of the earnings of working married women on the distribution of total household income. Using the Theil measure of inequality, we first show how this impact can be decomposed into three easily interpretable components, one of which is the labor force participation rate of married women. Then, using data from the Current Population Survey, we present the development of these components for each year during the period 1968-1980. Our main conclusion is that the equalizing impact of wives' earnings on total household income inequality has become increasingly important.

Date: 1984
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