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Women's Earning Power and the 'Double Burden' of Market and Household Work
Natalie Chen University of Warwick - Department of Economics; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) Paola Conconi Free University of Brussels (VUB/ULB) - European Center for Advanced Research in Economics and Statistics (ECARES); University of Warwick - Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation (CSGR); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) Carlo Perroni University of Warwick - Department of Economics; CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute for Economic Research) May 2007 CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6269 Abstract: Bargaining theory suggests that married women who experience a relative improvement in their labour market position should experience a comparative gain within their marriage. However, if renegotiation possibilities are limited by institutional mechanisms that achieve long-term commitment, the opposite may be true, particularly if women are specialized in household activities and the labour market allows comparatively more flexibility in their labour supply responses. Evidence from the German Socio-Economic Panel indeed shows that, as long as renegotiation opportunities are limited, comparatively better wages for women exacerbate their 'double burden' of market and household work.
Keywords: Bargaining, Marriage, Renegotiation JEL Classifications: D1, J2, J3 Working Paper SeriesDate posted: May 21, 2008 ; Last revised: May 21, 2008Suggested CitationContact Information
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