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Marriage, parenthood, and the within-couple gender wage gap in Japan: Investigation using panel data

Fang He
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Fang He: The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training

No 2024-008, Keio-IES Discussion Paper Series from Institute for Economics Studies, Keio University

Abstract: Empirical research has shown that marriage and parenthood have positive effects on men�fs wages but adverse effects on the wages of women. This is particularly true in Japan. This paper examined the impact of marriage and parenthood on the gender wage gap within-couple. Panel survey data on detailed demographic and economic information are used in the estimation, with a focus on wage changes from marriage and parenthood over time. To analyze the different dimensions of �gwage,�h annual labor income and wage rate are used as the wage index in the estimation. The estimation results show that, when taking husband�fs wage as a comparative subject, women�fs wage is negatively affected by marriage and parenthood, which reflects an increase in the wage gap within-couple over time. The magnitude of parenthood effects on the wage gap within-couple depends on the changes in employment status before and after childbirth.

Keywords: Wage gap; Marriage; Parenthood; Japan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D13 J31 J38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 31 pages
Date: 2024-03-29
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