- DO WIVES EARNINGS CONTRIBUTE TO REDUCE INCOME INEQUALITY?: EVIDENCE FROM SPAIN

M. Dolores Collado () and Alfonso Alba Ramírez
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Alfonso Alba Ramírez: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Working Papers. Serie AD from Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas, S.A. (Ivie)

Abstract: In this paper we analyze the effect of female labor force participation on income inequality. We present evidence from Spain by using data from the Family Expenditure Survey for 1980 and 1990. The case of Spain is particulary interesting because inequality decreased over the eighties, while the labor force participation rate of married women increased substantially over the same period. Our results show that although female labor force participation has contributed to decrease income inequality in Spain, it is far from being one of the main factors behind the observed decrease in inequality over the eighties.

Keywords: Income Ínequality; Female Earnings; Female Participation. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 20 pages
Date: 1999-05
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