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Women's Earning Power and the 'Double Burden' of Market and Household Work

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  • Chen, Natalie
  • Perroni, Carlo
  • Conconi, Paola

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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.

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  • Chen, Natalie & Perroni, Carlo & Conconi, Paola, 2007. "Women's Earning Power and the 'Double Burden' of Market and Household Work," CEPR Discussion Papers 6269, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
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    Bargaining; Marriage; Renegotiation;
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    • D1 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior
    • J2 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor
    • J3 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs

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